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UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. 



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The manuscript of this Manual Avas submitted by the author 
before publication to eminent clergymen of different denomi- 
nations, and to gentlemen interested in the general subject 
of education. Impressed with the importance of the plan, 
and aware of the difficulties attending its successful execution, 
they examined tlic work with care and tlioroughness ; and 
from the opinions given by them the following are selected, 
that the public may know the views of those who, as all will 
acknowledge, are eminently qualified to judge of its merits. 
Many other letters might be given, but the following are 
sufficient to show that the "Manual" is wliat it professes to 
be, and therefore is worthy the confidence of the public. 



From Hon. Joseph TVliite, 

Secretary of the Massachusetts Board of Education. 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 

State House, State Libraky, and Office of Board of Education, 
Boston, September 14, 1870. 

I have examined carefully and with deep interest the Bible Manual prepared 
b„v Mrs. S. B. Perry for the use of schools. In my judgment it is an excellent 
book, evincing rare skill and good taste in the selection and arrangement of such 
portions of Scripture as shed a divine light upon the great doctrines of life, duty, 
and immortality, in which all Christian people of whatever denomination agree. 

Its general use in the family and the school cannot fail to lay broader and 
deeper the foundations of a religious education, without which all other is a 
delusion and a sham. I wish it might be found in every school-house in the 
commonwealth, and its beautiful responsive lessons be voiced by ever3' child. 

• Frcm Rev. ^Visi. Barrows, 1>. !>., 

Acting Secretary Congregational Publishing Society. 

Xo. 13 CoRNHiLL, Boston. 
A very desirable work, and most happily executed. A careful examination 
of the manuscript has been a pleasure to me. The range of topics is very wide 
and varied, adapted to our highest and lowest histitutions of learning, where 
Bible reading is properly a dail.y exercise. The difl'erent seasons of tiie year, 
the changing phases of nature, the ordinary and extraordinary occasionsinci- 
dent to school life, the Christian virtues and great moral lessons of life, — all 
have their appropriate selections. For family readings and Sabbath-school 
openings the book must have great Aalue. The selections are made and arranged 
with perfect fidelity to the context, and the lessons are such as to be entirely 
unexceptionable to Christians of any shade of faith. The editorial judgment, 
taste, and skill are admirable. The entire volume is such a compilation of the 
literary beauties and, at the same time, moral teachings of the Bible, in lessons 
adapted to occasions, t«iat it must meet a want long and deeply felt — and never 
before so well met — b^- those who have need to use daily the Scriptures in 
public. 



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From Rev. Samuel L.. Jacltsoii, D. D. 

Assistant Secretary Board of Education^ 

Commonwealth of Massachusetts, 
State House, State Library, and Office of Board of EducatioNi 
Boston, July 11, 1870. 
The *' Bible Manual " I have examined with unexpected interest and with 
great satisfaction. Its object is of the highest importance, and 1 rejoice that 
a work has been prepared so admirably adapted to attain it. Its plan and 
method are executed with so much judgment, skill, and especially with such 
perfect regard to all varieties of opinion and belief, that I see not how any 
person of any sect or denomination, who is really in favor of any moral and 
religious instruction in our schools, can object to its use. 

From Rev. Andre^v P. Peabody, D. I>. 

Harvard University. 

Harvard University, June 17, 1870. 
I have examined Mrs. Perry's book of Scriptural Selections and Responsive 
Exercises from the Bible. She has, in my opinion, performed the work with 
great skill, with a pure devotional taste, and with a fine perception — derived 
from her own long experience as a teacher — of the needs of teachers and 
schools. I can see many reasons why such a manual is much to be preferred 
to the entire Bible for use in schools, and I feel confident that this is, in 
judicious selection, in the proportion of parts and subjects, and in compre- 
hensiveness, fully equal to the best works of the kind that have appealed 
I believe that it would receive the warm approval of the best teachers and 
friends of education. 

From Rev. Mark Hopkins, D. D. 

President of Williams College. 

Williams College, July 4, 1870. 
So far as I have been able to examine the plan and the Selections of Mrs. 
Perry, they meet my hearty approval. 

From Rev. A. A. Mir»er, D. D. 

President of Tufts College. 

Boston, June 22, 1870. 
Having examined the little work in course of preparation by Mrs. Perry, 
consisting of Services and Selections from the Scriptures for the \\?-q of teach- 
ers and pupils in our public schools, I ani of the opinion that it is excellently 
well adapted to its purpose. The services are well arranged and the selections 
wisely made. Its convenience must be at oi.ce appreciated by all. If any 
such work is allowed to take the place of the Bible as a whole, a better than 
this is scarcely to be expected. To all who desire Biblical Selections made 
ready at their hands, I would heartily commend Mrs. Perry's book. 

From George B. Fmerson, L.Li. D. 

Boston, June 16, 1870. 
I have carefully examined the book of Bible Selections prepared by Mrs. 
Perry, and am so entirely pleased with if that 1 should rejoice to see it in- 
troduced into every school, public and private, in the country. It contains 
the great truths of religion in the belief iu which all Christians are united. 
and the great principles of morality to which all good men, everywhere hold. 

From Rev. Alexander H. Vinton, D. D. 

Emmanuel Church. 

Boston, June 8, 1870. 
I take great pleasure in writing my approval of Mrs. Perry's plan of using 
the Scriptures in our schools. 
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all, in a way wnich makes them especialh^ available to the young ; and so re- 
lieves that branch of school exercise from the objections commonly made to 
reading the Bible indiscriminately. I i^incerely hope, therefore, that Mrs. 
Perry ^^ill easily find a publisher for her work, the fruit of experience and 
of earnest zeal in the cause of right education. 

From Kev. Phillips Brooks, D. D. 

Boston, June 4, 1870. 
I have examined with much interest and with considerable care, Mrs. 
Perry's arrangement of Selections from the Bible for school use, and am 
much impressed with the justness of the plan on which the selection has 
been made, and the apparent faithfulness and success with which it has been 
carried out It must certainly be of great use to teachers, and help to pre- 
serve with the school use of the Bible, that interest and vividness of reverence 
which alone can make it de>irable that it should be retained. I hope that 
her work may come before the public and be found useful. 

From Eev. L.. J. Livermore, 

Secretary of the Unitarian Sunday School Society. 

Boston, May 31, 1870. 

I have examined the Scripture Lessons prepared by Mrs. S. B. Perry for 
use in common schools. I think the plan is based on a practical and judi- 
cious view of what is likely to do good, and it is carried out with a skill and 
taste that could only come from experience in school life, and a pure religious 
feeling It seems hardly possible that the work, if put into a neat and con- 
venient form should fail to find a ready welcome in every school room. 

It w(mld be almost equally a pleasant and profitable manual for Sunday 
schools and for the family. 

From Kev. John Todd, D. D. 

PiTTSFIELD, August 8, 1870. 

Our mutual friend, Mr. White, read to me quite a number of your Bible 
Selections And while I don't pretend I could have made as good a selection, 
yet I can admire what others do : and I pronounce them admirably executed. 
They will, I doubt not, be highly appreciated and useful. I wish you every 
success. 

From Rev. S. Irenaeus Prime, D. D. 

Senior Editor of the Neiv York Observer. 

New York, June 2, 1870. 

On my return from Wllliamstown, I embrace an early moment to return 
to you my thanks for the opportunity you gave me of examining portions of 
Mrs. Perry's Selections from Holy Scripture for use in schools. 

The plan is admirable : the execution appears to be happy, judicious, unex- 
ceptionable : and I regard the idea as well fitted to secure, under most ad- 
vantageous circumstances the perusal of God's Word in our primary institu- 
tions 

From Kev, John W, Olmstead, D. D. 

Editor of the Watchman and Reflector. 

I have examined with much satisfaction the manuscript of a manual of 
Biblical Selections compiled by Mrs. S. B. Perry, which I hope erelong to see 
in print. It is intended both for school and family use, and seems to meet 
successfully the chief difficulties in the great question of Bible reading in our 
schools. 

Subjects are well classified, the arrangement is good, the taste in the selec 
tion of topics and texts excellent, and the volume gives the gems of Scripture, 
genuine teachings of Holy Writ, in a manner that commends the work to all 
denominations. 

Mrs. Perry's plan and its execution are indorsed by lea ding clergymen and 



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gentlemen interested in education and morals, and the long years of experi- 
ence and practical trial of her Manual have given her an opportunity to test 
i^s value. The separate exercises or readings are so presented as to interest 
the pupil, and convey the lionest meaning of the texts. 

Tnis attempt to solve the questions now agitating the people is well worth 
examination by all good citizens. 

From Kev. Gilbert Haven, ». D. 

Editor of Zioivs Herald. 

36 BkOxMField Street, Boston, June 20, 1870. 
I have examined a Bible Manual prepared by Mrs. S B. Perry for the use 
of schools. I think it a very valu;ible compend of Scripture and well adapted 
for the use of public and Sabbath schools. Every church can adopt it with- 
out violation of its principles, and the public schools will find in it nothing 
that conflicts with the feelings of the most sensitive objector. I hope it will 
be universally used. 

From Rev. Pliny Wood, 

Rector Trinity M. Episcopal Cliurch. 

Cambridge, June 19, 1870. 

I have examined with some degree of care Mrs. Perry's Scripture Selec- 
tions and liesponsive Exercises from the Bible for use iu schools : and most 
cordially recommend it as being well calculated to interest, instruct, and lead 
the scholar to a decidedly devotioual frame of mind. 

I can but bid her God speed iu her chosen work, which I heartily do. 

From Kev. Henry M. Dexter, D. D. 

Editor of the Congregationalist and Boston Recorder. 

No. 15 CoRNHiLL, Boston, May 31, 1870. 
I have examined the plan and execution of Mrs. Perry's Manual of Selec- 
tions from the Bible for use in schools and have been favorably impressed by 
them. And entirely aside from the question of the retaining of the whole 
Bible in schools or its rejection from them, it pcems to me that her plan pro- 
poses an extremely interesting, effective, and useful style of school exercise ; 
and that she has managed it so well as to avoid all reasonable — and 1 think 
indeed I might safely add ?<>ireasonable — denominational prejudice ; so that 
JIG objection could lie against it anywhere. 

From Rev. George W. Blagden, H. D. 

Old South Church. 

Boston, June 20, 1870. 

The longer I have thought of your selections from the Scriptures for reading 

in schools, the more hopeful 1 have felt that they may lead to iinioii among 

those who may now have conf ictin<r opinions respecting the reading of the 

Bible as a school exercise by the pupils. 

Your selections contain the essentials of re igion. They have been made 
with taste. And they are admirably adapted to awaken the attention, and 
excite the emotions and exercise the conscience of the > oung. 

From Rev, George Gannett, 

Frincipal of the Chester Square School. 

I am entirely satisfied that the plan of your work is one of superior excel- 
lence. 

The Selections which you have made, are such as convey all the essential 
truths of our common Christianity 5 and ought to be more than acceptable 
to every believer in the Bible as an iiispiriid book. If your book is pubhshed, 
as I trust it soon will be, I shall certainly adopt it as a text-book in my 
school 5 in which case we should probably require about a hundred copies 
annuaii^.-. 



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From Rev. Edward N. Kirk, D. D., Boston. 

So far as I have examined your Manual, I think it will help us in our effort 
to save the system of American Education from becominj? utterly Pagan. 

It is not the Bible, but a judicious selection from its contents, which I 
shall be surprised if al) who love the Bible do not accept, as furnishing in- 
structors the very guide they have needed in using the Sacred Word in the 
exerci-^es of the school. 

God save the youth of America from an education that disreg irds the Bible ! 

From AvistiM Phelps. 

Theological Seminary. 

Amdover. Mass., November 11, 1870. 

The Manual of Biblir-al Selections by Mrs. S. B. IVrry appears to me to be 
skilfully adapted to its purpose. Its materials are chosen with good judg^ 
ment, its range of topics is extensive, and the arrangement is faithful to the 
connections of Biblical thought 

The volume bears evidence throughout of the experience of a Christian 
teacher in the use of the Bible 

From S. H. Taylor. 

Phillips Acadenuj, And over. 

A careful examination of Mrs. Perry's Bible Selections and Responsivf, 
Exercises satisfies me that the book is very happily adapted for the use of 
schools. The selections are made wit'i excellent taste and judgment, and 
contain nothing to which any one who believes in the great truths of the 
Bible can object. 

I trust the volume may come into general use in our schools, as it cannot 
fail to interest and profit those who adopt it as a manual of devotion. 

My dear Mrs. Perry, — 

If the accompanying statement in regard to your Manual will be of any 
service to you, you are at liberty to use it either in whote or in part. 

You have done an invaluable service in the preparation of this book, and I 
pray that you may be abundantly rewarded for it 

Very truly yours, S. H. TAYLOR. 

From Gideon L,. Soule. 

Phillips Academy. 

Exeter. November 25, 1870. 

I have examined with deep interest the Bible Manual which you so kindly 
placed on my table. 

It is excellent, and must be welcomed by all who believe in our need of 
the moral teaching of the Scriptures. I hope you will be rewarded by its 
introduction into our echools generally. I am sure they would be made bet- 
ter by it, and the people through them. 

From Rev. Thomas Wilson, 

Chairman Szhool Committee^ Stoughton, Mass. 

Stoughton, December 8, 1870. 

The Bible Selections and Responsive Exercises compiled by Mrs. S. B. Perry 
have just been introduced into all the Public Schools of this town. The 
teachers have been supplied with the Manual, and they are all greatly grati- 
fied with it. It meets a want which has long been felt, but which hitherto 
has not been suitably provided for. 

This excellnnt compilation fully answers all the reasonable requirements of 
such a Manual. The admirable taste siown in its preparation, and its entire 
freedom from sectarian bias, commend it strongly as a material help toward 
the solution of the question of " the Bible in Schools." 



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From A. St. John Cliamlbre. 

I^ofessor of Mental and Moral Philosophy^ Dean Collei^e^ Franklin^ Mass. 

Stoughton, Mass., December 10, 1870. 

Mrs. Perry's Manual of Bible Selections and Responsive Exercises has re- 
ceived from mc the consideration such a work justly demands. Designed not to 
displare the Bible^ but to deepen reverence and love for it^ by presenting in con- 
venient form, for short readings and responses, its richest treasures, it seems 
to me admirably suited for tlie uses of Sunday Schools Private Schools gen- 
erally, and especially our " Common Schools." 

Such a Manual in the public schools would do much toward setthng the 
vexed question of the " Bible in Schools.-' 

1 have not anywhere found any arrangement of Scripture by Mrs. Perry 
designed to teach a controverted dogma. Her work has been done with evi- 
dent conscientiousness, reverence, and affectionate zeal for truth. 

No reasonable person, that would not wholly shut out the Bible from our 
schools, could object to these readings. 

From Rev. Asa Smith, D. D. 

President of Dfirtvioiith College. 

Dartmouth College, Feb. 24, 1871. 
Mrs. Perry's book seems to me well suited to its end, — the very important 
one of promoting the systematic, orderly, and intelligent use of the Bible in 
our institutions of learning. 

From Prof. E. T. Oiiimby. 

Dartfnoidh College 

Hanover, N. H., Jan. 10, 1871. 

I have examined Mrs. Perry's Bible Manual, and have introduced it to our 
Sabbath School. I am much pleased with the plan of the book and the man- 
ner in which it has been executed. I think it will be the means of inspiring a 
new interest in the Scriptures wherever it is used. 

If the book meets with the success it deserves it will find a large sale. 



From Prof. N. Porter. 

Yale College. 

New Haven, March 27, 1871. 

I have examined with great interest and satisfaction the Manual of Bible 
Selections and Responsive Exercises, by Mrs. S. B. Perry, and have no 
hesitation in recommending it as admirably adapted to the uses for which it 
was prepared. 

I wish it extensive circulation. 



From President TV. A. Stearns. 

Amherst College. 

Amherst College, March 4, 1871 
To Mrs. S. B. Perry : Dear Madam, — I have just been examining your 

" Bible Selections," and am greatly pleased with it. 

The Exercises are so arranged that in the hands of a wise teacher the 

work cannot fail to be a " power and a charm " in any school that makes use 

^fit. 



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From Kev. AVm. T. Savage, 

Franklin, N IL, April 11, 1871. 
• Mrs. S. B. Pekry : Dear Madam, — Engrossing duties have caused me 
longer to delay making response to your letter (of the 9th inst.) than I have 
wished In its sentiments, nevertheless, I fully concur 

The " Bible in the Schools " 1 believe, both from historical considera- 
tions and as a dictum of social science, to be essential to New England and 
American society 5 and the effort to remove it from the sphere of public 
education I consider as nothing less than an attempt (whether con-ciously 
or unconsciously m:ide) to hoist the fabric of the national institutions from 
the immovable foundations on which the fathers built them. It set-ms to 
me exceedingly de-irable that, in this respect, they should remain perQ)a- 
nently where they now are, and thit all the people, as far as possible, should 
be brought frec^ly to concur in this view. 

I have carefully examined your " Manual of Bible Selections and Ttespon- 
sive Exercises,'' forwarded by the publishers, and desire to express to you 
the gratification it has afforded me The range of selections is broad, bring- 
ing to view our varied relations and duties to (Jod and mankind. The grand 
fcicts of sacred history are presented with a presiding taste and in a manner 
which cannot but be satisfactory to all who accept the Bible, from whatever 
standpoint they view it. As a book of literature, its tone is elevated and 
bracing to the intellect 5 and as an aid to devotion it possesses an uplifting 
power and diffuses a spiritual aroma singularly adapted to raise the heart to 
its Maker and give it delight in loyal and loving service. 

A kindred spit-it, of course, is needed in the teacher; for, with whatever 
helps enjoyed, the process of educati.m is largel> the direct action of mind 
on mind With tkis^ it appears to me that the " Manual '' will much in- 
crease the attractiveness and influence of the Bible exercise 5 rightly prepare 
the minds of the scholars for study ; aid in the inculcation of the principles 
of piety, as required by our State constitution and laws ; and assist in solving, 
the great problem whether the Bible shall be continued in the public schools, 
now in discussion by the American people. 

I am most happy to recommend the *' Manual " for introduction into the 
public schools of this town and of the commonwealth. 



From Kev. N. Boutoii, D. D. 

Concord, N. II , April 15, 1871. 

Mrs. S. B. Perry, — I thank you for a copy of the Bible Manual, which 
I received from the publishers, and for your letter of the 10th inst. I highly 
approve of the Manual in all respects, and hope it will come into general 
use in our schools and families, and even in our churches. 

I have communicated your letter, as requested, to Revs. Ayer and 
Blake *, both express their approval and propose to introduce it as far and as 
fast as practicable. 



From Prof. Edwards A. Park:. 

Andover, December 31, 1870. 

Mrs. Perry : Dear Madam, — Your work, as I understand it, is designed 
for schools which receive scholars from families of differing religious sects. 
It seems to me very well adapted to give instruction without giving offence in 
such schools. 

^ It is also designed for pupils who need the stimulus of Responsive Exer- 
cises in order to engage with interest in the reading of the Bible 

It seems to me to be very ingeniou-ly fitted to accomplish this purpose. 
It is evidently the result of careful study. It has the advantage also of 
having been tried with success in a school taught by the author herself. 

I hope that it will receive, as it deserves, an extensive patronage. 



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From Rev. Alexis Cas^rell, I>. I>., 

President of Brown University, Providence, R. I. 

I have examined with some care large portions of Mrs. S. B. Perry's ''Manual 
of Bible Selections and Eesyonsive Exercises." Slie has shown excellent judg- 
ment in the performance of her task. 

It will be safe to presume that all teachers who make the reading of the 
Scriptures a part of the opening exercises of the day, spend considerable time in 
selecting portions suited to the nature and design of the service. Many will find 
the Manual of Mrs. Perry a great convenience. So far as I observe, she brings 
out no doctrine and no precept which any one who believes in a divine reve- 
lation would not wisli to inculcate. 

From llev. Jas. ^V. Strong, !>.!>,, 

President of Carleton College. 

KoKTHFiELD, MiNN., September 11, 1873. 
My dear Mrs. Pekry: It gives me pleasure to express my hearty commen- 
dation of your "Bible Manual," which so admirably meets a want' widely felt 
among Chris.tian teachers. The selections are varied and judicious, and their 
arrangement excellent. I sincerely wish the volume might be used in every 
school in our land. 

From Prof. S. S. Greene, 

Brown University, Providence, R. I. 
The Manual of Biblical Exercises prepared by ]Mrs. Perry comes evidently 
from one whose experience in the school-room has suggested the need of exer- 
cises which shall elicit a general interest, awaken a spirit of devotion, and 
inspire a reverence for divine authority, without assailing the prejudices of any. 
In this she has been eminently successful. The book will be found valuable to 
any who have felt a similar want. 

From Rev. James Reed, 

Church of the New Jerusalem. 

Boston, December 8, 1874. 

Mrs. S. B. Perry. Dear Madam: I have given such examination as I 
could to the Bible Manual during the time I have had it by me. 

I have satisfied myself that the plan is an excellent one ; well calculated to 
foster in our schools a healthy interest in the AVord ot God, — a consummation 
devoutly to be desired. 

From Rev. Jolin. TVorcester, 

Chairman of Text-Book Committee, Neicton, Mass. 

Dear Mrs. Perry : I have been acquainted with j'our Bible Manual as used 
in the public schools of Newton. 

Its contents seem to me judiciously selected and well arranged for school 
purposes. 

I think, in practice, it is quite helpful to teachers, doing the work of selection 
and preparation better than they are likely to do it for themselves, and provid- 
ing the means for their pupils to join in the exercises. 

It will give me pleasure to see the use of the Manual extending. 



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From Jona. Kimball, 

Superintendent of Schools, Chelsea, Jfass. 

Chelsea, June 5, 1874. 
The Bible Manual has been used with much advantage in our schools 
in this city, where it has commended itself to the committee and teach- 
ers. It is wortliy of introduction for the care the author has shown in 
extracts taken and portions omitted. 

From Henry F. Harrington, 

Supei'intendent of Schools, J^ew Bedford, Jfass. 

New Bedford, Oct. 2, 1874. 
Having personally great faith in responsive reading, especially where 
youth are concerned, I anticipate valuable results from the use of this 
book, not only in an increased interest in tlie morning devotional read- 
ing, but also in a knowledge of the noble rhetoric of the Scriptures. 

From Charles P. Kugg, 

^ew Bedford. High School. 

Xew Bedford, September, 1874. 
The " Bible Manual " serves our purpose admirably well. Our teach 
ers and pupils are pleased with it. 

From Augustus D. Small, 

Superintendent of Public Schools, Salem, Mass. 

SALE3r, Jan. 29, 1875. 
Mrs. Perry's Bible Manual has been used in some of the schools of 
Salem since September. The teachers who have used it speak to me in 
terms of strong commendation of it. My own opinion is that the 
Manual is composed of most judicious selections, unsectarian, beautiful, 
and such as inculcate morality and virtue. 

From William F. Barnard, 

Superintendent Five Points House of Industry, N'eio York. 

New York, Dec. 11, 1875. 
In arranging a responsive service for use in this institution, I learned 
of Mrs. Perry's Bible Manual. On examination, we adopted it at once, 
and now for more than two years have used it. Our Children's Service 
has been rendered most profitable, and attractive to visitors as well as 
to our own family, and I very cheerfully and heartily commend the 
volume as the very best in its adaptation and arrangement for responsive 
readings and instruction. 

From Eev. William M. Taylor, 

3finister Bi'oadway Tabernacle, Nexc York. 
... I have examined the book, and believe it to be admirabl}^ adapted 
to secure the object which the author has at heart. The selections are 
made with the nicest judgment and the severest taste, so that Christians 
of all denominations must unite in wishing her God speed. 



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From Thomas Emerson, 

Superintendent of Schools, Newton, Mass. 

Oct. 27, 1873. 
It gives me much pleasure to state that your " Bible Manual " was 
adopted soon after its publication by a unanimous vote of the School 
Board of Newton, and that its use has been attended with very satisfac- 
tory results. The subject of each day's lesson is happily chosen; the 
selections are made with scrupulous fidelity and excellent judgment and 
taste; and the entire contents of the book are so arranged as to meet the 
needs of schools and families. The unsectarian character of the work 
makes it especially valuable, as it furnishes a common ground which 
Christians of all denominations can consistently occupy, and thus helps 
to solve the vexed problem of " the Bible in the Public Schools." It can 
meet with opposition only from those who prefer to have no. moral or 
religious instruction whatever in our public schools. I commend the 
work most heartily, and would be glad to see it introduced into every 
school, public or private, iii the country. 

From William Cullen Bryant. 

New York, April 12, 1S76. 
I have examined the book entitled " Manual of Bible Selections and 
Responsive Exercises." It has evidently been caiefully compiled from 
the Scriptures, and seems to me admirably adapted to its purpose — a 
school book and a reading book for families. Every thing which would 
look like favoring one religious denomination moie than another has 
been avoided, and the young are not perplexed with texts which are sub- 
jects of dispute among the sects. I hope your book will, as it deserves, 
obtain the public favor. 

From R. W. Husted, 

Secretary Boston North End Mission. 

Boston, Dec. 28, 1871. 

Mrs. Perry's Manual of Bible Selections has been regularly used in 

the Sabbath-school connected with this mission for above a year past, 

with very great acceptance. I can conceive of nothing better adapted 

for the purpose, either in its general scope or the arrangement of details. 

From E. Tourjee. 

Boston, Jan. 15, 1872. 
I have examined with very great pleasure Mrs. S. B. Perry's Manual 
of Bible Selections, which has been for some time used in our Sunday- 
school at the North End Mission. It seems to me admirably calculated 
for use in schools, churches, and the family, — everywhere, in short,— 
and I should rejoice to see it universally adopted. 

From Kev. Howard Crosby, 1>.D., 

University of New York. 

New York, May 27, 1875. 
Mrs. Perry has an admirable Book of Selections from the Bible, so 
made as to offend no sect or creed, and yet calculated to build up the 
young in our schools in a divine morality. I trust the Board of Educa- 
tion will examine carefully Mrs. Perry's book, and see if it does not 
exhibit the true solution of the question of the Bible in the Public 
Schools. 



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From " The Christian Union." 

Mrs. Perry's "Manual of Bible Selections and Responsive Exercises 
for Public and Private Schools " seems to us to afford an honorable 
meeting-ground for the friends and foes of Bible reading in schools. 
The common objections to the use ot the Bible by teachers are that inap- 
propriate selections are often made, that erroneous explanations are 
offered, or that ditlicult passages are left unex[)lained, and that children 
of certain leligious sects are comi)elled to listen to passages of which 
interpretations offensive to them have been rendered. Where this ex- 
cellent little volume of Mrs. Peny's is used, however, none of these 
troubles can exist; the most careless teacher cannot at random make 
selections to which any objection can be urged, and great must be the 
rage for expounding in any person who cannot let these simple selec- 
tions explain themselves. We are glad to see that the book is com- 
mended by noted members of many churches, both orthodox and hetero- 
dox, and to learn that it is used without objection in schools where Jew, 
Catholic, and Protestant meet together. We should be glad to see it 
take the place of the complete Bible in all schoolrooms, for it cannot fail 
to prevent real cause of offence, and to unmask the animus of those 
whose objections have been other than those currently given. 

From *' The Evening Post," New York. 

The author, Mrs. S. B. Perry, has bestowed a great deal of labor and 
care on the work, taking pains to avoid every thing which would expose 
her to the charge of seeking to favor one denomination more than an- 
other, or of overstepping the boundary within which all Christian sects 
find a common giound. All passages which present difficulties or ob- 
scurities have been, so far as we have observed, passed over, and only 
those transcribed into this manual which seem peculiarly adapted for 
reception into the minds of the young. The book is intended for the use 
of schools, and seems to us admirably adapted for that purpose. Here 
is the sublime Hebrew poetry of the Psalms and the prophets, the per- 
sonal history and words of Jesus, and the beautiful narratives scattered 
through the sacred volume related with that simplicity which so much 
charms the mind in early youth. The book, we learn, has met with 
much success in Massachusetts, where its author resides. 



From Rev. Thomas Rambaut, I>.D., L.L..D., 

Formerly President of Willicnn Jewell College, ^llssoiiri, 

Brookltn, N.Y., June 23, 1875. 

I have examined with care the " Bible Manual," by Mrs. S. B. Perry. 

If it is true that our religion, our morals, and our laws are founded on 
and enforced by the Holy Scriptures, instruction in them is necessary to 
the most elementary education. 

My inquiry has been, Is this book, according to its extent, a fair repre- 
sentative of Bible truth, and free from sectarianism, so as to obviate 
objections to its being used under public or State patronage? I find its 
principal aim to be worship, and think it is admirably calculated to 
develop that spirit wherever used according to the plan and purpose of 
the author. The selections are literary gems, and entirely free from 
passages that are symbols of any sect. 

I wish it could be read in every school in the laud. 'I would also com- 
mend it for family worship as a Manual of Selections, in which all th 3 
circle would be interested, and benefited by, even if repeated until ccii.' 
mitted to memory. 



TESTIMONIALS. 



From Rev. W. I. Budiiigtoii, D.D. 

Brooklyn, N.Y. 

Mrs. Perry's " Manual of Bible Selections and Responsive Exercises " 
has greatly interested me. The object contemplated by it is of the 
utmost importance in the eyes of every Christian and every patriot. 

It is nothing less than an attempt to bring the lessons of the Bible into 
our public schools, with the consent and co-operation of all who rever- 
ence the Bible as the Word of God. 

The method adopted is such as to awaken the attention and interest of 
the pupils, and thereby impress upon the mind those moral truths which 
are essential to the right training of the young. 

1 wish the book might have a wide circulation in all our schools, secu-^ 
lar and religious. 

From Rev. Stephen BE. Tyngf, Jr., 

Church of Holy Trinity. 

New York. 
I have examined Mrs. Perry's Bible Manual, and regard it as a very 
desirable compilation of passages appropriate for school reading. 

In these days, when the Word of God is so opcjily rejected, it is time 
that all who accept its authority should bring it to the front. Let it 
speak for itself ; this is what Mrs. Perry's book does. 

From Dr. D. B. Hagar, 

State Normal School. 

Salem, Mass. 

Mrs. Perry's " Bible Manual of Selections " is used daily in my school. 

It is found very convenient for use, and admirably adapted to its pur- 
pose. The selections are wisely made, are free from all looking towards 
sectarianism, and are just such as I find desirable for schools. 

I hope the Manual will come extensively into use in the public schools. 

From Professor B. F. Tweed, 

Superintendent of Schools. 

Charlestown, Mass. 

Mrs. Perry has shown excellent taste and judgment in the preparation 
of her Bible Manual. 

I think the book contains a better selection and arrangement of sub- 
jects than I have seen in any other manual, while it is so adapted to the 
Avants of all Christians, that none can reasonably object to it on sectarian 
grounds. 

It might appropriately be called the Beauties of the Bible, and w^ould 
be interesting merely as a specimen of literature. . 

I hope it may be generally introduced. 



From Rev. John Hall, D.D. 

New York, July 7, 1875. 

From such examination as I have been able to give to Mrs. Perry's 
Bible Manual, I am satisfied of the fairness, wisdom, and discrimination 
with which the work has been done. 

To those who value responsive exercises, substantial aid is here fur- 
nished, and in any school where extracts of the Sacred Word are to be 
employed to the best advantage this book will be satisfactory. 



TESTIMONIALS. 

From Kev. Henry W. Bellows, D.D., 

Editor of the " Liberal Christian.^* 

New York, June 17, 1875. 

To Mrs S. B. Perry; Dear Madam, — I have looked through youi 
" Manual of Bible Selections" with great interest. 

I lind nothing in it from beginning to end that Catholic or Protestant, 
orthodox or heterodox, could reasonably object to as having a sectarian 
bias. I cannot see why all schools, public and private, might not find in 
it an admirable assistant in teaching religion to mixed classes of children, 
and, without note or comment, communicate the substance of Bible 
teaching. 

If we are to have any religious instruction in our public schools, it 
must be in some form like this, and a better one I cannot imagine. 

The skilful way in which you liave arranged the Responsive Exercises 
gives me a new hope that the Bible readings in our schools may be 
relieved of monotony, and enlist that love of action, of co-operation, and 
of memory, so active in children, in the cause of religion. 

You furnish a liturgy without introducing one unscriptural word, and 
vary it with every day's exercise. 

I should hail with great satisfaction the general adoption of your little 
book by our school boards, and our Sunday-schools, and be confident 
that sectarianism would decline and religion increase by the process. 

The selections from the Old and Xew Testaments comprise all that is 
best suited to the youthful mind; if, indeed, I may not say all, or nearly 
all, that is fitted to general reading by the adult. 

A generation brought up on this book after your simple method could 
not fail to have all the most precious texts and passages in the Sacred 
Book immovably embedded in its memory, and it seems hard to doubt 
that with such a fixed occupant in the mind, things evil and injurious 
would find an unnatural residence there. 

From Rev. Bisliop E. S. Janes. 

New York, July 27, 1875. 

Mrs. S. B. Perry: Dear Madam, — In my judgment your "Bible 
Manual " is well adapted to the purpose for which you designed it. 

I think the plan and the execution of the book must be as acceptable 
to all the branches of the Christian Church as it is possible to make a 
work of its kind. 

From Kev. Richard Storrs, D.T). 

Brooklyn, N.Y., July 7, 1875. 

Mrs. Perry's Bible Manual is prepared with skill and faithful care on a 
general plan, which appears to me the more useful and excellent the 
more I have considered it. 

The use of the book in schools, in the method which she contemplates, 
cannot fail, I am sure, to be of happiest influence on both teachers and 
scholars. It will bring the highest knowledge and wisdom into daily 
contact with every mind in the most engaging and rewarding way. It 
will familiarize the minds of the young with the inimitable narratives 
and the august and precious precepts of the Scrii)tures, while it will tend 
to make the majestic undertone of conscious personal obligation to God 
felt amid whatever labor belongs to either teaching or learning. 

I should regard the general introduction of the Manual into schooJt as 
a real and great public benefit. 



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INTRODUCTION. 



This Bible Manual is an attempt to select 
and arrange the plain fundamental truths of the 
Bible for the use of both teachers and pupils. 
Every selection has been subjected to at least 
two test questions, First, Does this passage 
express the same truth whether read from King 
James' version of the Bible, or the Douay 
version ? Secondly, Does this passage, read 
without comment, plainly teach truth accepted 
by all Christian believers ? 

In making the selections, leading representa- 
tives of all denominations have been consulted ; 
and we trust the book has been so carefully and 
candidly prepared, that it may prove acceptable 
to all, and may help to solve the great question 
now so widely discussed, '' Shall the Bible be 
banished from our public schools ? " by showing 
how it may be retained in a true spirit and 
practice of Christian reciprocity. 

Certain truths are common to all Christians. 
Certain portions of the Bible most clearly present 
those truths. The experience of the best teachers 
proves that such selections of Scripture are 
peculiarly adapted to the use of the young in 
secular schools. They are indicated by the aim 
we have in view, to teach the great fundamental 
truths of religion admitted by all., whether Prot- 
estant or Roman Catholic ; to inculcate those 
Bible precepts and principles which form the 
basis of all religious teaching. 

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XIV INTRODUCTION. 

The present method of using the Bible in public 
schools is, in many cases, a formal official reading 
by the teachers, without comment, to an assembly 
of uninterested children. 

As a devotional, an instructive, or an intellec- 
tual exercise, this, in a majority of cases, is 
almost a failure. 

At the present time, when every book or 
appliance of the schoolroom is subjected to the 
test of its usefulness^ its ability/ to help educate 
the present generation of children^ we cannot 
afford longer to use the Bible simply in an 
official formality, nor even just to gain for it a 
little reverence as a book. It must do far more 
than this, if we would have it sustain a perma- 
nent place and influence in our schools. 

The Bible, when rigidly used., is abundantly 
able to bear the most searching test of its 
adaptation to the needs of teachers and pupils. 

As every one will admit, there are parts of 
the Bible not adapted to school use ; yet the 
whole unabridged Bible, like the dictionary 
unabridged, should always lie on the teacher's 
desk for any right use he may wish to make of 
it ; as a book of reference, historical or reveren- 
tial ; as the source and fountain from which all 
selections are taken. 

But for devotional reading and instructive 
moral training a handbook of judicious selections, 
chosen for their adaptation to the young ^ and placed 
in the hands of both teachers and pupils^ is far 
preferable to the whole book in the hands of the 
teacher alone. 

This Bible Manual is pure Scripture with no 
word of human comment. The selections are 



INTRODUCTION. XV 

SO arranged and classified that the various wants 
of the schoolroom are conveniently met. 

The book contains topical Responsive Exerci- 
ses, and Reading Selections, in which the great 
fundamental truths^ accepted by all ivho helievp 
in God and his word^ whether Protestant or 
Catholic, are brought out in such a manner as 
to arouse the lively interest of the young, and 
engage both teacher and pujnls in concert reading. 

By this method of reading, the interested 
attention of a whole school is directed to the same 
topic at the same time. Thus the devotional 
exercise will be short, impressive, and instructive, 
not listless or useless, as is too often the case 
when only the teacher reads. 

By this method some of the best practical 
selections will be memorized without effort, and 
carried as a safeguard into the struggles and 
temptations of life. 

By this method, also, the daily morning read- 
ing, required by the statute, becomes a literary 
and rhetorical exercise of the highest order. And 
in the discipline and moral guidance of the 
scholars, the Bible becomes the teacher's most 
genial and potent helper. 

In a reading exercise, in which the whole 
school are to take part in concert, iiniformity of 
text and punctuation,^ and a clearly printed page,, 
are indispensable. A book of a size easily held 
in the hand, whose bold type and clear, open 
page make it easy to the eye, will prove a 
needful help. 

The Manual is, in no sense, intended to dis- 
place the Bible, but to accompanj^ it, as an aid 
and a guide in the right use of it ; by cumulating 



XVI INTRODUCTION. 

its teachings on the varied relations and duties 
of life, to make the Scriptures the text-book 
of " morals and manners," in the schoolroom ; 
by a thoroughly animated and interested reading, 
daily, in which all take part^ to render the Bible 
a power and a charm to the young ; thus assisting 
the teacher to do what the State requires ; viz., 
" To impress on the minds of 3^outh the principles 
of piety, justice, a sacred regard for truth, indus- 
try, temperance, patriotism, and all those virtues 
which are the basis upon which the republican 
constitution is founded." [Massachusetts Re- 
vised Statutes.] 

It is believed that the book wdll prove equally 
acceptable in Sabbath Schools, both for devo- 
tional reading and in the varied services of 
Sabbath School concerts. 

It is recommended to parents as an aid to 
interest their children in family devotions, or 
special Sabbath readings. 

It is here affectionately dedicated to all who 
love the Oracles of God, and would have them 
written in letters of light upon the memory and 
the heart of the young ; who would give them 
an honored place and a living power in every 
school, to charm the heart of childhood and to 
instruct and purify the heart of youth. 



CONTENTS. 



RESPOXSIYE EXERCISES. 

Exercise Page 

I. God the Creator. 1 5 

II. God the Creator. II 7 

III. Tex Commandments 9 

IV. Law of Love 11 

V. Charity 12 

YI. The Good Shepherd . . . ; 14 

VII. Testimony of the Lord 15 

VIII. Rosary of Pearls 16 

IX. Loving-Kindness 18 

X. Precept and Practice 19 

XI. Blessings. 1 21 

XII. Blessings. II 22 

XIII. Duty to Parents 23 

XIV. Remember now thy Creator 24 

XV. Patience 26 

XVL Truth 27 

XVII. Bible Alphabet 28 

XVIIL The all-seeing God 30 

XIX. Praise 31 

XX. Temperance 33 

XXI. The Water of Life 34 

XXII. Greatness and Goodness of God .... 36 

XXIII. Proverbs for the Tongue, Lips, Hand, &c. . 38 

XXIV. Lord, how manifold are thy Works! . 40 
XXV. Christian Life 42 



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CONTENTS. 



XXVI. Wisdom. I U 

XXVII. Wisdom. II 46 

XXVIII. Gems of Wisdom, set with Gold a^d 

Silver and Precious Stones .... 48 

XXIX. The Lord, Merciful and Gracious . . .50 

XXX. Prayers and Promises. 1 52 

XXXI. Prayers and Promises. II 55 

XXXII. Worship 58 

XXXIII. Proverbs 61 

XXXIV. The Wicked Man 63 

XXXV. The Good Man 65 

XXXVI. Trust 67 

XXXVII. Repentance, Confession, Forgiveness . . 69 

XXXVIII. The Little Member 71 

XXXIX. Sing unto the Lord a new Song ... 73 

XL. Spring and Summer 75 

XLI. Autumn and Winter 77 

XLII. Our Refuge in Trouble 79 

XLIII. Thanksgiving 81 

XLIV. Christmas. I 83 

XLV. Christmas. II 85 

XLVL New Year 87 

XLVII. Eternal Life 89 



RESPONSIVE LESSONS. 



Light of the World 91 

Words of Jesus 93 

Jesus and the Little Ones 95 

Bible Beneficence 96 

The Crown of Glory 98 

God our King 99 



CONTENTS. xix 

BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

OLD TESTAMENT. 
Selection 

I.. .... . Gen. i. 1-31, and ii. 1-3 . .103 

IT Gen. vi. 5-22 106 

III Gen. vii 108 

lY Gen. viii Ill 

Y Gen. ix. 1-17, 28, 29 . . . 113 

YI Ex. xix. 1-13; 16-25 ... 115 

YII Ex. XX. 1-23 ...... 118 

YIII Ps. i 120 

IX Ps. iii 120 

X Ps. iv 121 

XI Ps. viii 122 

XII. ....... Ps. X 123 

XIII. ...... Ps. XV 124 

XIY Ps. xviii. 1-1; 6-36; 46-50 125 

XY Ps. xix 128 

XYI Ps. xxiii 130 

XYII Ps. xxiv 130 

XYIII Ps. xxvii 131 

XIX Ps. xxxii 133 

XX Ps. xxxiii 134 

XXI Ps. xxxiv 136 

XXII Ps. xxxvi 137 

XXIII Ps. xxxvii. 1-11; 23-37 . . 138 

XXIY Ps. xl. 1-13, 16, 17. . . . 140 

XXY Ps. xlii. 1-11 142 

XXYI Ps. xlvi 143 

XXYII Ps. xlviii. 1-5 ; 7-14 ... 144 

XXYIII Ps. li 146 

XXIX Ps. Ixii 147 

XXX Ps. Ixiii 148 

XXXI Ps. Ixv 149 



XX CONTENTS. 

XXXII Ps. Ixvi 151 

XXXIII Ps. Ixxiii. 1-26 152 

XXXIV Ps. xc 154 

XXXV Ps. xci 156 

XXXVI Ps. xciii 157 

XXXVII Ps. xciv. 1-22 158 

XXXVIII Ps. xcv 159 

XXXIX Ps. xcvi. ....... 160 

XL Ps. Ixi 161 

XLI Ps. xcvii 162 

XLII Ps. xcviii 163 

XLIII Ps. c 164 

XLIV Ps. ciii 165 

XLV. Ps. cv 167 

XLVI Ps. cxi 170 

XLVII Ps. cxii. 1-9 171 

XLVIII Ps. cxix. 1-15 172 

XLIX Ps. cxix. 89-112 173 

L Ps. cxxx 174 

LI Ps. cxxxiii 175 

LII Ps. cxxxviii 176 

LIII. . . . . . Ps. cxxxix. 177 

LIV Ps. cxlv 179 

LV Ps. cxlvii 180 

LVI Ps. cxlviii 182 

LVII Prov. i. 1-19 183 

LVIII Prov. iii. 1-20 184 

LIX Prov. iv. 1-19 186 

LX Prov. vi. 1-23 ..... 187 

LXI Prov. X. 1-22 189 

LXII. ..... Prov. xi. 1-21 191 

LXIII Prov. xiii. 1-17 193 

LXIV Prov. xiv. 1-27 194 

LXV Prov. xvi. 7-25 196 

LXVI Prov. xviii. 1-24 198 

LXVII Prov. xix. 1-25 200 

LXVIII Prov. XX. 1-24 202 



CONTENTS. XXI 

LXIX Prov. XXV. 8-28 202 

LXX Prov. xxviii. 1-24 . . . .205 

LXXI Isa. Iv 207 



NEW TESTAMENT. 

I John i. 1-18 211 

II Matt, ii 212 

III Luke ii. 40-52 215 

IV John i. 19-36 216 

Y Lukeiv. 1-13 218 

VI Lukeiv. 14-24; 40-44 . . 219 

VII Matt. V. 1-16 221 

VIII Matt. V. 33-48 222 

IX Matt. vi. 1-18 224 

X Matt. vi. 19-34 225 

XI Matt. vii. 1-12 227 

XII Matt. vii. 24-29 228 

XIII Luke vii. 1-23; viii. 22-25 . 229 

XIV Matt. ix. 1-13, 18, 19, 23-38 232 

XV Matt. X. 1-8, 16-22 ... 235 

XVI Matt. X. 29-42 236 

XVII Mark iv. 1-10, 13-25 . . . 238 

XVIII Mark vi. 30-56 240 

XIX Luke xii. 13-40 242 

XX Luke XV. 11-32 245 

XXI Mark xii. 28-34 247 

XXII Luke X. 25-37 248 

XXIII Luke vii. 36-50 250 

XXIV John iv. 1-42 251 

XXV John ix. 1-38 255 

XXVI John xiv 258 

XXVII John XV 261 

XXVIII John xvi 264 

XXIX John xvii 267 

XXX John xviii 269 



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CONTENTS. 



XXXI. .... John xix .273 

XXXII. ..... John XX .277 

XXXIII John xxi 281 

XXXIV. ..... Rom. xii 284 

XXXV 1 Cor. xlii 286 

XXXVI James i. 1-12 287 

XXXVII James i. 13-27 288 

XXXVIII. ..... James hi. 1-18 290 

XXXIX. ..... 1 John ii. 1-17, 28, 29. . . . 291 



BIBLE STORIES. 

I. The Favorite Son 297 

II. Joseph sold into Egypt 299 

III. Joseph in Prison 301 

IV. Pharaoh's Two Dreams 304 

V. Joseph Governor of Egypt. ..... 308 

VI. ''Spies" from Canaan 310 

VII. Jacob bereaved of his Children 313 

VIII. Joseph's Feast xP his Brethren 315 

IX. Judah's Speech before Joseph 318 

X. "I AM Joseph, your Brother." .... 321 
XI. Jacob's Journey^ to Egypt and Introduc- 
tion TO Pharaoh 324 

XII. Goliath, Champion of the Philistines. . . 326 

XIII. David, the Shepherd Boy 328 

XIV. David, the Champion of Israel 330 

XV. David and Jonathan 333 

XVI. Jonathan's Token to David 335 

XVII. Nabal's Offence 338 

XVIII. Abigail's Peace-offering 339 

XIX. Good for Evil 342 

XX. David's Sin and Nathan's Parable. . . . 345 

XXI. Solomon's Vision. ... • 348 

XXII. Solomon's Wealth and Wisdom 350 

XXIII. Queen of Sheba's Visit 352 



CONTENTS. 



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XXIV. *'The Lord, he is God." 355 

XXV. Naaman the Syrian Leper 358 

XXVL The Royal Feast 361 

XXVII. Esther the Young Queen 363 

XXVIII. Haman's Revenge 365 

XXIX. The Jews' Lament 368 

XXX. The Golden Sceptre 370 

XXXI. The Man whom the King delight eth to 

HONOR. . 372 

XXXII. Esther's Petition 374 

XXXIII. "Light and Gladness, Joy and Honor." 375 

XXXIV. Four Captives of Judah 378 

XXXV. Nebuchadnezzar's Dream 380 

XXXVI. The Secret revealed. 382 

XXXVII. The Image of Gold .386 

XXXVIII. The Fiery Furnace 389 

XXXIX. Belshazzar's Feast 391 

XL. The Handwriting on the Wall. . . . 393 

XLI. Daniel in the Lions' Den 395 

XLII. Paul's Speech at Mars' Hill 398 

XLIII. The Uproar at Ephesus 401 

XLIV. Conspiracy against Paul 403 

XLV. Paul Appeals unto C^sar 407 

XL VI. Paul's Sea- voyage tow^ard Ro3ie. . . 408 

XLVII. Tempest and Shipwreck. ..... 410 

XLVIII. Paul at Rome 413 

XLIX. Paul's Letter to the Corinthians on 

the Resurrection o 415 



TO TEACHERS. 



Various methods of using this Manual to ad- 
vantage in school will suggest themselves to 
teachers. 

The intended method is, that both the ^^ Bible 
Exercises '^ and ^^ Bible Selections ^' be read re- 
sponsively by Teacher and Pupils. The Selec- 
tions which are not arranged for responses may 
easily be so used, by adopting this rule, viz. : if 
the teacher read the whole of one verse, the 
school may read the whole of the next ; if the 
teacher pause at any point within the verse, the 
school may finish it. 

They may be read by the teacher alone to the 
listening school ; but as a result of my own ex- 
perience, especiaUy in the use of the Responsive 
Exercises, their happiest and most efficient ser- 
vice is occured when they are committed to mem- 
ory, and recited responsively. 

They give far more satisfaction to the young 
when they have made them their own, and are 
confined to no book in the use of them. 

When teacher and pupils, face to face, eye 

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Z TO TEACHERS. 

speaking to eye^ can give voice to these beau- 
tiful responses, the word of truth will need no 
comment to make it impressive. 

The full volume of voice, in a well-trained con- 
cert recitation, gives dignity and effect to the 
utterance. And if the teacher respond from a 
heart warm with the love of the truth, his or her 
response will speak to the hearts of the children 
with an influence as strong and persuasive as is 
the love and respect existing between them. 

All young people like variety. Therefore the 
teacher who would have the devotional exercises 
of the school effective for good, will avoid mo- 
notony. Even responsive reading may lose much 
of its interest if never varied. Most of the '^ Ex- 
ercises '' here arranged admit of at least three 
variations : to be read, first, as they are printed ; 
second, teacher and pupils changing parts ; and 
third, in full concert, without response. Many 
more changes will suggest themselves. 

The ^^ Bible Stories,^' selected with the aim to 
interest the youth of high schools, as well as chil- 
dren of the lower grades, may be happily intro- 
duced to vary the subjects ; if read by the teacher, 
the school following with eye and ear, or by some 
good reader from the ranks, or responsively in 
alternate verses, they will contribute an important 
element of enjoyment and helpfulness to the morn- 
ing service. 

But objections will occur to some. ^' Is this 



TO TEACHERS* 3 

method practicable ? Is it adapted to all schools, 
and to pupils of all ages? Will it not take too 
much time from the already crowded labors of the 
day ? '' 

Both teachers and schools are variously adapted 
to the use of the different methods previously in- 
dicated. Each teacher, therefore, will choose for 
himself or herself that method which promises 
the best results. Five years of happy successful 
experience in the varied use of all the methods 
referred to, answered these questions to my own 
abundant satisfaction. I found the Bible a source 
of strength in government and moral influence. 
The Responsive Exercises, memorized^ became, 
with my pupils, the favorite general exercise of 
the day. 

No Bible tasks ivere required. Not more than 
ten minutes Avere allowed daily to the morning 
service. On commencing a new exercise, but one 
or two responses were learned the first day ; these 
were practised, however, with the greatest care 
as to correctness of the wording, distinctness of 
articulation, concert of voices, and appropriate ex- 
pression, A short prayer followed, making some 
passage, just read, prominent. The next morning 
the lesson of the previous day was first reviewed, 
and a little more added thereto. The exercise 
grew thus day by day to completion ; the teacher 
always taking the greatest care so to vary it, that 
weariness should never be the result. 



4 TO TEACHERS. 

It is not the quantity of Bible truth thrust upon 
the young that is to be effectual in their lives. A 
little, every day, pleasantly and feelingly im- 
pressed, will bring forth fruit in the life that now 
is, and the life to come. 

In this method of responsive recitation, the 
Bible is made its own commentator ; it impresses 
its own truths. And this is well, since comment 
so easily slides into sectarian grooves. 

Two uniform positions are found necessary for a 
school, in order to secure that attention and still- 
ness which are indispensable to the enjoyment of 
this method. First position, that of attention, to 
be maintained during the lesson ; and second 
position, that of devotion, the bowed head. 

As the term opens with the Bible, and progress- 
es with it, so it may close with it. After the or- 
dinary reviews of Examination are finished, let 
teacher and pupils together rehearse the lessons 
of Divine Wisdom treasured during the term, and 
ample testimony will be given to the impressive 
beauty of the exercise. 

As teachers, let us not rest satisfied with this 
exchange, — so much arithmetic, geography, and 
grammar for so much money. Let us work on a 
higher plane, — work with the great Future in 
view. Let us educate the children and youth of 
America to be a strength and an ornament to 
their country. 



EXERCISE I. 



GOD THE CREATOR. 
I. 

Teacher. In the beginning God created the 
heaven and the earth. 

School, Of old hast thou laid the foundations 
of the earth, 

T. And the heavens are the work of thy 
hands. 

S. He made heaven and earth, the sea and alJ 
that therein is. 

T. Who hath ascended into heaven, or de- 
scended ? 

S. Who hath gathered the winds in his fists ? 

T. Who hath bound the waters in a garment ? 

S, Who hath established all the ends of the 
earth ? 

T. What is his name if thou canst tell ? 

S. Thus saith the Lord, the maker thereof, 
the Lord that formed it, — the Lord is his name. 

T. It is he that buildeth his stories in the 
heaven and hath founded his troop in the earth ; 

S. He that calleth for the waters of the sea. 



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and poureth them out upon the face of the earth ; 
the Lord is his name. 

T. And God said, Let there be light; and 
there was light. 

S. And God saw the light, that it was good ; 
and God divided the light from the darkness. 

T. And God called the light Day, and the 
darkness he called Night. 

S. The day is thine, the night also is thine; 
thou hast prepared the light and the sun. 

T, By the word of the Lord were the heavens 
made ; 

S. And all the host of them by the breath of 
his mouth. 

T. The heavens declare the glory of God ; 

S. And the firmament showeth his handi- 
work. 

jT. And God made two great lights ; the 
greater light to rule the day, 

S. And the lesser light to rule the night ; he 
made the stars also. 

jT. He telleth the number of the stars, he 
calleth them all by their names. 

All, Praise ye him, sun and moon ; 

Praise him, all ye stars of light. 

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens. 

And ye waters that be above the heavens. 

Let them praise the name of the Lord ; 

For he commanded, and they were created. 



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EXERCISE II 



GOD THE CREATOR. 
II. 

Teacher, And God said^ Let the waters under 
the heaven be gathered together unto one place, 
and let the dry land appear. 

School. And God called the dry land Earth ; 
and the gathermg together of the waters called he 
Seas. 

T. He hath compassed the waters with bounds 
until the day and night come to an end. 

S. He cutteth out rivers among the rocks ; 

T. And his eye seeth every precious thing. 

>S^. He gathereth the waters of the sea together 
as an heaj) : 

T. He layeth up the depth in storehouses. 

8. He, by his strength, setteth fast the moun- 
tains, being girded mth power. 

T. The north and the south, thou hast 
created them, 

>S^. Tabor and Hermon shall rejoice in thy 
name. 

T, The sea is his, and he made it ; 



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8. And his hands formed the dry land. 

T. And God said^ Let the waters bring forth 
abundantly the moving creature that hath life, 

8. And fowl that may fly above the earth in 
the open firmament of heaven. 

T. And God made the beast of the earth after 
his kind, 

8. And everything that creepeth upon the 
earth after his kind. 

T. God created man in his own image, in the 
image of God created he him. 

8. The Spirit of God hath made me, and the 
breath of the Almighty hath given me life. 

T. The hearing ear and the seeing eye, the 
Lord hath made even both of them. 

AIL Lord, how manifold are thy works ! 
In wisdom hast thou made them all ; the earth 
is full of thy riches. 



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EXERCISE III 



THE TEN COMMANDMENTS 
Exodus xx. 

Teacher, And God spake all these words, 
saying, I am the Lord thy God, 

School, Thou shalt have no other gods 
before me. 

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven 
image, or any likeness of anything that is in 
heaven above, or that is in the earth beneath, 
or that is in the water under the earth : 

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, 
nor serve them : for I the Lord thy God am a 
jealous God, visiting the iniquity of the fathers 
upon the children unto the third and fourth 
generation of them that hate me ; 

And showing mercy unto thousands of them 
that love me and keep my commandments. 

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy 
God in vain; for the Lord will not hold him 
guiltless that taketh his name in vain. 



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Remember the Sabbath daj^ to keep it holy. 

Six days shalt thou labor and do all thy 
work : 

But the seventh is the Sabbath of the Lord 
thy God : in it thou shalt not do any work, 
thou, nor thy son, nor thy daughter, thy man- 
servant, nor thy maidservant, nor thy cattle, 
nor thy stranger that is within thy gates : 

For in six days the Lord made heaven and 
earth, the sea, and all that in them is, and 
rested the seventh day : wherefore the Lord 
blessed the Sabbath day and hallowed it. 

Honor thy father and thy mother : that thy 
days may be long upon the land which the Lord 
thy God giveth thee. 

Thou shalt not kill. 

Thou shalt not commit adultery. 

Thou shalt not steal. 

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy 
neighbor. 

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, 
thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor 
his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his 
ox, nor his ass, nor anything that is thy neigh- 
bor's. 

Teachei\ Thou art near, O Lord, and all 
thy commandments are truth. 



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Thou hast commanded us to keep thy pre- 
cepts diligently. 

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who 
walk in the law of the Lord. 



EXERCISE IV. 



LAW OF LOVE. 

Teacher, Which is the Great Commandment 
in the law ? 

School. Thou shalt love the Lord thy God 
with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and 

with all thv mind. 

«/ 

T, This is the first and great commandment ; 
and the second is like unto it. 

S. Thou shalt love thy neighbor as thyself. 

T. The Golden Rule. 

jS. All things whatsoever ye would that men 
should do unto you, do ye even so to them. 

T, The New Commandment. 

S, Christ said, "A new commandment I 
give unto you. That ye love one another as I 
have loved you." 



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T. We love him because he first loved us. 

S. And this new commandment have we from 
him, " That he who loveth God, love his brother 
also." 

T. My little children, let us not love in word, 
neither in tongue, but in deed and in truth. 

S. Be ye therefore followers of God as dear 
children ; and walk in love as Christ also hath 
loved us. 

All. The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, 
peace, long-suffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 
meekness, temperance. 



EXERCISE V, 



CHARITY (THAT IS, LOVE), 
1 Cor. XIII. 

Teacher. Though I speak with the tongues of 
men and of angels, and have not charity, 

School. I am become as sounding brass, or a 
tinkling cymbal. 

T. And though I have the gift of prophecy, 
and understand all mysteries, and all knowledge, 

S. And though I have all faith, so that I could 
remove mountains, and have not charitv, I am 
nothing. 



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T. And though I bestow all my goods to feed 
the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, 

S. And have not charity, it profiteth me noth- 
ing. 

T. Charity sufFereth long, and is kind ; 

8. Charity envieth not. 

T. Charity vaunteth not itself, 

8. Is not puffed up ; 

T, Doth not behave itself unseemly, 

8. Seeketh not her own. 

T. Is not easily provoked, 

8. Thinketh no evil ; 

T. Rejoiceth not in iniquity, 

8. But rejoiceth in the truth ; 

T. Beareth all things, 

8. Believeth all things. 

T. Hopeth all things, 

8. Endureth all things. 

AIL Charity never faileth. And now abideth 
faith, hope, charity, these three ; but the greatest 
of these is charity. 



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EXERCISE VI. 



THK GOOD SHEPHERD. 
Psalm xxiii. 

Teacher, The Lord is my Shepherd ; 

School, I shall not want. 

T, He maketh me to lie down in green pas- 
tures : 

S, He leadeth me beside the still waters. 

T, He restoreth my soul : 

S, He leadeth me in the paths of righteousness 
for his name's sake. 

T, Yea^ though I walk through the valley of 
the shadow of death, 

;S^. I will fear no evil : 

T. For thou art with me ; 

S, Thy rod and thy staff they comfort me. 

T, Thou preparest a table before me, 

8. In the presence of mine enemies : 

T, Thou anointest my head with oil ; 

S, My cup runneth over. 

T, and S, Surely goodness and mercy shall fol- 
low me all the days of my life ; and I will dwell 
in the house of the Lord forever. 



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EXERCISE VII. 



TESTIMONY OF THE LORD. 
Psalm xix. 

Teacher. The heavens declare the glory of God : 
School. And the firmament showeth his handi- 
work. 

T. Day unto day uttereth speech^ 

>S^. And night unto night showeth knowledge, 

T. There is no speech nor language 

S. Where their voice is not heard. 

T. The law of the Lord is perfect^ 

S. Converting the soul : 

T. The testimony of the Lord is sure, 

S. Making wise the simple : 

T. The statutes of the Lord are right, 

S. Rejoicing the heart : 

T. The commandment of the Lord is pure, 

S. Enlightening the eyes : 

T. The fear of the Lord is clean, 

8. Enduring for ever : 

T. The judgments of the Lord are true, 

8. And righteous altogether. 

T. More to be desired are they than gold, 

8. Yea, than much fine gold ; 

T. Sweeter also tb^r honev, 



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S. And the honey-comb. 
T. Moreover, by them is thy servant warned : 
S. And in keeping of them there is great re- 
ward. 



EXERCISE VIII. 



ROSARY OF PEARLS. 

Pupil, No. 1. Every word of God is pure : 

Response. He is a shield unto them that put 
their trust in him. 

P. 2. Keep thy heart with all diligence ; 

Besp. For out of it are the issues of life. 

P. 3. Honor the Lord with thy substance ; 

Resp. And with the first-fruits of all thine in- 
crease. 

P. 4. There is that maketh himself rich, yet 
hath nothing ; 

Resp. There is that maketh himself poor, yet 
hath great riches. 

P. 5. He that is soon angry, dealeth foolishly : 

Resp. And a man of wicked devices is hated. 

P.Q. In the fear of the Lord is strong confi- 
dence : 

Resp. And his children shall have a place of 
refuge. 



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P. 7. He that is slow to wrath is of great un- 
derstanding ; 

Resp, But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth 

folly. 

P. 8. A soft answer turneth away wrath : 

Resp. But grievous words stir up anger. 

P. 9. The eyes of the Lord are in every place ; 

Resp, Beholding the evil and the good. 
P. 10. Better is a little with the fear of the 
Lord, 

Resp. Than great treasure and trouble there- 
with. 

P. 11. When a man's ways please the Lord, 

Resp. He maketh even his enemies to be at 
peace with him. 

P. 12. Better is a little with righteousness, 

Resp. Than great revenues without right. 
P. 13. Pride goeth before destruction, 

Resp. And a haughty spirit before a fall. 
P. 14. Pleasant words are as an honey-comb, 

Resp. Sweet to the soul, and health to the 
bones. 

P. 15. The hoary head is a crown of glory, 

Resp. If it be found in the way of righteous- 
ness. 

P. 16. He that is slow to anger is better than 
the mighty ; 

Resp. And he that ruleth his spirit, than he 
that taketh a city. 



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P. 17. He that hath no rule over his jwu 
spirit, 

Resp. Is like a city that is broken down and 
without walls. 

P. 18. Rejoice not when thine enemy falleth ; 

Besp. And let not thine heart be glad when he 
stumbleth. 

P. 19. Before destruction, the heart of man is 
haughty : 

Besp. And before honor is humility. 

P. 20. By humility and the fear of the Lord, 

Besp. Are riches and honor and life. 



EXERCISE IX. 



LOVING-KINDNESS. 
Psalm xxxvi. 

Teacher. Thy mercy, Lord, is in the heav- 
ens, 

School. And thy faithfulness reacheth unto the 
clouds. 

T. Thy righteousness is like the great moun 
tains ; 

S. Thy judgments are a great deep. 

T. Lord, thou preservest man and beast. 



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S. How excellent is thy loving-kindness, 
God! 

T. Therefore the children of men put their 
trust under the shadow of thy wings. 

S. They shall be abundantly satisfied with the 
fatness of thy house ; 

T. And thou shalt make them drink of the 
river of thy pleasures. 

S. For with thee is the fountain of life ; 

T. In thy light shall we see light. 

8. continue thy loving-kindness unto them 
that know thee. 

T. And thy righteousness to the upright ii^ 
heart. 



EXERCISE X. 



PRECEPT AND PRACTICE. 

Teacher. Lord, what wilt thou have me to do ? 
Pupil, No. 1. Watch and pray. 

" ^' 2. Keep yourselves in the love of 

God. 
" ^' 3. Rejoice in the Lord always. 
" " 4. Speak evil of no man. 

'' 5. Walk by faith, not by sight. 
" 6. Do all things without murmuring 



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Pupil, No. 7. Grieve not the Holy Spirit. 
^' '^ 8. Be swift to hear, slow to speak, 

slow to wrath. 
" " 9. Be kindly afFectioned one to an- 
other. 
" " 10. Bless them which persecute you. 
" " 11. Recompense to no man evil for 

evil. 
" " 12. Set your affection on things 

above. 
^^ " 13. Pray without ceasing. 
" ^^ 14. Prove all things. 
" ^^ 15. Hold fast that which is good. 
" " 16. Abstain from all appearance of 

evil. 
" " 17. Let patience have her perfect 
work. 
T. Meditate upon these things. 
All. Wliatsoever things are true, whatsoever 
tnings are honest, whatsoever things are just, 
Wliatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are 
lovely, whatsoever things are of good report, if 
there be any virtue, if there be any praise, think 
on these things. 

T. Giving all diligence, add to your faith, virtue ; 
S. And to virtue, knowledge ; and to knowl- 
edge, temperance ; and to temperance, patience ; 
and to patience, godliness ; and to godliness, broth- 
erly kindness ; and to brotherly kindness, charity. 



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T, Let us not be weary in well doing, 
S. For in due season we shall reap if we faint 
not. 

Note. — Whenever a list of things is to be committed, the 
blackboard or slates may be used to assist. 



EXERCISE XI, 



BLESSINGS. 
I. 



Teacher. Blessed are the poor in spirit ; 
School. For theirs is the kingdom of heaveii. 
T. Blessed are they that mourn ; 
S. For they shall be comforted. 
T. Blessed are the meek ; 
S. For they shall inherit the earth. 
T. Blessed are they which do hunger and 
thirst after righteousness ; 
S. For they shall be filled. 
T. Blessed are the merciful ; 
S. For they shall obtain mercy. 
T. Blessed are the pure in heart ; 
S. For they shall see God. 
T. Blessed are the peacemakers ; 
8. For thev shall be called the children of God. 



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T. Blessed are they which are persecuted for 

righteousness' sake ; 

8, For theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

T. Blessed are the undefiled in the way, 

S. Who walk in the law of the Lord. 

T. Blessed are they that dwell in thy house : 

S. They will be still praising thee. 

T. Blessed are they that keep judgment, 

S. And he that doeth righteousness at all 

times. 

AIL Blessed are they that hear the word of 

God and keep it. 



EXERCISE XII. 



BLESSINGS. 
II. 

Teacher. Blessed is the man that walketh not 
in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the 
way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scorn- 
ful. 

School. He shall be like a tree planted by the 
rivers of w^ater, that bringeth forth his fruit in his 
season ; his leaf shall not wither, and whatsoever- 
he doeth shall prosper. 



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T. Blessed are they that do his command- 
ments, 

S. That t icy may have right to the tree of life, 
and may enter in through the gates into the city. 

T. Blessed is he whose transgression is for- 
given, 

8. And whose sin is covered. 

T. Blessed is he that considereth the poor : 

S. The Lord will deliver him in time of trouble. 

T. Blessed is the man that endureth tempta- 
tion ; 

S. For when he is tried, he shall receive the 
crown of life. 

T. Blessed are the dead which die in the Lord ; 

S. They rest from their labors, and their works 
do follow them. 

All. Blessing, and glory, and wisdom, and 
thanksgiving, and honor, and power, and might, 
be unto our God for ever and ever. 



EXERCISE XIIL 



DUTY TO PARENTS. 



Teacher, Honor thy father and thy mother, 
School. That thy days may be long upon the 
land which the Lord thy God givetli thee. 



24 responsivp: 

T. Children, obey your parents in the Lord : 

8. For this is right. 

T. My son, hear the instruction of thy father, 

S. And forsake not the law of thy mother. 

T. Honor thy father and thy mother, 

S. That it may be well with thee, and thou 
may est live long upon the earth. 

T. Hearken unto thy father, 

S. And despise not thy mother when she is old. 

T, A wise son maketh a glad father, 

S. But a foolish son is the heaviness of his 
mother. 

T. A wise son heareth his father's instructions, 

8. But a scorner heareth not rebuke. 

T, Children, obey your parents in all things ; 

8. For this is well pleasing unto the Lord. 

T. Train up a child in the way he should go, 

8, And when he is old he will not depart 

from it. 



EXERCISE XIV. 



REMEMBER NOW THY CREATOR. 

Remember now thy Creator in the days of thy 
youth. 
While the evil davs come not, 
Nor the years draw nigh, 



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When thou shalt say, I have no pleasure in them ; 

While the sun, or the light, 

Or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, 

Nor the clouds return after the rain : 

In the day when the keepers of the house shall 

tremble, 

And the strong men shall bow themselves, 
And the grinders cease because they are few, 
And those that look out of the windows be 

darkened. 

And the doors shall be shut in the streets ; 
When the sound of the grinding is low. 
And he shall rise up at the voice of the bird. 
And all the daughters of music shall be brought 

low; 

Also when they shall be afraid of that which is 

high, 

And fears shall be in the way. 

And the almond-tree shall flourish. 

And the grasshopper shall be a burden. 

And desire shall fail : because man goeth to his 

long home. 

And the mourners go about the streets. 

Or ever the silver cord be loosed. 

Or the golden bowl be broken. 

Or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, 

Or the wheel be broken at the cistern ; 

Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was, 

And the spirit shall return unto God who gave it. 



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EXERCISE XV. 



PATIENCE. 
Psalm xxxvii. 

Teacher. Fret not thyself because of evil doers, 
neither be thou envious r, gainst the v^orkers of 
iniquity. 

School. For they shall soon be cut down like 
the grass, and wither as the green herb. 

T. Trust in the Lord, and do good ; 

S. So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily 
thou shalt be fed. 

T. Delight thyself also in the Lord, 

S. And he shall give thee the desires of thy 
heart. 

T. Commit thy way unto the Lord, trust also 
in him, 

S. And he shall bring it to pass. 

T. And he shall bring forth thy righteousness 
as the light, 

S. And thy judgment as the noonday. 

T. Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him : 

S. Fret not thyself because of him who pros- 
pereth in his way, because of the man who bring- 
eth wicked devices to pass. 

T. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath : 



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S. Fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. 

T. For evil doers shall be cut off; 

;S^. But those that wait upon the Lord, they 
shall inherit the earth. 

T. The steps of a good man are ordered by the 
Lord: 

8. And He delighteth in his way. 

T. Though he fall, 

8. He shall not be utterly cast down ; 

jT. For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 

All. Depart from evil, and do good, and dwell 
for evermore. 



EXERCISE XVI. 



TRUTH. 



Teacher. Lord, who shall abide in thy taber 
nacle ? who shall dwell in thy holy hill ? 

8chool. He that walketh uprightly, and worketh 
righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 

T. Ye shall not steal, neither deal falsely, 

8. Neither lie one to another. 

T. He that worketh deceit shall not dwell 
within my house, 

8. He that telleth lies shall not tarry in my 
dght. 



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T, These are the things that ye shall do : 

S. Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbor. 

Execute the judgment of truth and peace in 
your gates ; 

And love no false oath. 

Lie not one to another. 

Buy the truth, and sell it not. 

T. Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord. 

S. The mouth that speaketh lies shall be 
stopped. 

T. The lip of truth shall be established for ever ; 

S. But a lying tongue is but for a moment. 

All. Lead me in thy truth, and teach me, for 
thou art the God of my salvation. 

Remember not the sins of my youth, nor my 
transgressions. 

O send out thy light and thy truth ; let them 
lead me; let them bring me unto thy holy hilL 
and to thy tabernacles. 



EXERCISE XVII. 



BIBLE ALPHABET. 



A, A soft answer turneth away wrath ; h\x^ 
grievous words stir up anger. 



BIBLE EXERCISES. 29 

B. Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry, for 
anger resteth in the bosom of fools. 

C, Confess your faults one to another. 

Z>. Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace, 
and pursue it. 

E. Even a child is known by his doings, 
whether his work be pure, and whether it be right. 

F. Fear God, and keep his commandments. 

G. God created the heaven and the earth. 

H. He that hath pity upon the poor, lendeth 
unto the Lord. 

/. If thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he thirst, 
give him drink. 

J. Jesus said. Suffer little children to come 
unto me, and forbid them not, for of such is the 
kingdom of God. 

K. Keep thy tongue from evil. 

L. Learn to do well. 

M, Many are the afflictions of the righteous ; 
but the Lord delivereth him out of them all. 

N. Now is the accepted time, now is the day 
of salvation. 

0. Obey your parents in all things. 

P. Pride goeth before destruction, and a 
haughty spirit before a fall. 

Q. Quench not the Spirit. 

R. Remember the Sabbath day to keep it holy. 

S. Speak not evil one of another. 

T. Thou shalt rise up before the hoary head, 



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and honor the face of the old man, and fear thj 
God. 

U. Unite my heart to fear thy name. 

F. Vengeance is mine ; I will repay, saith the 
Lord. 

W. Wisdom's ways are ways of pleasantness, 
and all her paths are peace. 

X. eXamine me, Lord, and prove me. 

F. Yield yourselves unto God. 

Z. Zealous of good works. 

(fc. And let everything that hath breath praise 
the Lord. 



EXERCISE XVIIL 



THE ALL-SEEING GOD. 
Psalm cxxxix. 

Teacher. Lord, thou hast searched me and 

known me : 

School, Thou knowest my down-sitting, and 

mine uprising ; 

T. Thou understandest my thought afar off, 
8. And art acquainted with all my ways : 
T. For there is not a word in my tongue, 
8, But lo, Lord, thou knowest it altogether, 
T. Whither shall I go from thy Spirit ? 



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S. Or whither shall I flee from thy presence ? 

T. If I ascend up hito heaven, thou art there : 

^S'. If I make my bed in hell, behold thou art 
there : 

T. If I take the wings of the morning, 

S. And dwell in the uttermost parts of the sea ; 

T. Even there shall thy hand lead me, 

S. And thy right hand shall hold me. 

T. If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me, 

S. Even the night shall be light about me. 

T. Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; 

S. But the night shineth as the day : 

T. The darkness and the light 

S. Are both alike to thee. 

All. Search me, God, and know my heart : 
try me, and know my thoughts ; and see if there 
be any wicked way in me, and lead me in the way 
everlasting. 



EXERCISE XIX. 



PRAISE. 
Psalms cxlvi. and cl. 



Teacher. Praise ye the Lord. 
School. Praise the Lord, my soul. 
T. While I live will I praise the Lord 



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S. I will sing praises unto my God while I 
have any being. 

T. Put not your trust in princes, 

S. Nor in the son of man, in whom there is no 
help. 

T. Happy is he that hath the God of Jacob 
for his help, 

S. Whose hope is in the Lord his God : 

T. Which made heaven and earth, the sea and 
all that therein is : 

S. Which keepeth truth forever : 

T. Which executeth judgment for the op 
pressed : 

>S^. Which giveth food to the hungry. 

T. The Lord looseth the prisoners : 

S. The Lord openeth the eyes of the blind : 

T. The Lord raiseth them that are bowed 
down : 

S. The Lord loveth the righteous : 

T. The Lord preserveth the strangers ; 

8. He relieveth the fatherless and widow : 

T. But the way of the wicked he turneth up- 
side down. 

AIL Praise ye the Lord. 

Praise God in his sanctuary : 

Praise him in the firmament of his power. 

Praise him for his mighty acts : 

Praise him according to his excellent greatness. 

Praise him with the sound of the trumpet : 



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Praise him with the psaltery and liarp. 
Praise him with the timbrel and dance : 
Praise him with stringed instruments and or- 
gans. 

Praise him upon the loud cymbals : 
Praise him upon the high-sounding cymbals. 
Let everything that hath breath praise the Lord. 
Praise ye the Lord. 

Note. — The memorizing of the part marked All may be facil- 
itated by writing the A.'e?/-word to each line upon the board in 
me column ; thus, 

Sanctuary, 

Firmament, 

Mighty acts, &c. 



EXERCISE XX. 



TEMPERANCE. 

Teacher. Wine is a mocker, 

School. Strong drink is raging. 

T. And whosoever is deceived thereby is not 
A^ise. 

8. He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor 
man : 

T. He that loveth wine and oil shall not be 
rich. 



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jS. Be not among wine-bibbers ; 

T. Among riotous eaters of flesh. 

S. For the drunkard and the glutton shall 
come to poverty. 

T. Who hath woe ? 

jS. Who hath sorrow ? 

T. Who hath contentions? 

S. Who hath babblings? 

T. Who hath wounds without cause? 

S. Who hath redness of eyes? 

T. They that tarry long at the w^ine ; 

jS, They that go to seek mixed wine. 

T,' Look not thou upon the wine when it is 
red, when it giveth his color in the cup, when it 
moveth itself aright. 

S. At the last it biteth like a serpent, and 
stingeth like an adder. 



EXERCISE XXI. 



THE WATER OF LIFE. 



Teacher. In the last day, that great day of 
the feast, Jesus stood and cried, saying, — 

ScliooL If any man thirst, let him come untc 
me and drink. 



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T, Whosoever drinketh of the water that I 
shall give him, 

8. Shall never thirst. 

jT. The water that I shall give him shall be 
in him a well of water 

S. Springing np into everlasting life. 

T, Jesus said unto them, I am the bread 
of life : he that cometh to me shall never hun- 
ger; 

S. And he that believeth on me shall never 
thirst. 

T. Behold, God is my salvation ; 

8. I will trust, and not be afraid : 

T. For the Lord Jehovah is my strength 
and my song ; 

8, He also is become my salvation. 

T. Therefore with joy shall ye draw water 
out of the wells of salvation. 

8. I will give unto him that is athirst of the 
fountain of the water of life freely. 

T. He that overcometh shall inherit all 
things ; 

8. And I will be his God, and he shall be 
my son. 

T, Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to 
the waters, 

8. And he that hath no money, come ye, 
buy and eat : 

T. The Spirit and the bride say, Come, 



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S. And let him that heareth say, Come. 
T, And let him that is athirst come. 
AIL And whosoever will, let him take of the 
water of life freely. 



EXERCISE XXII 



GREATNESS AND GOODNESS OF GOD. 
Psalm cxlv. 

Teacher. I will extol thee, my God, O King. 

/School. I will bless thy name for ever and ever. 

T. Great is the Lord, and greatl y to be praised ; 

S. And his greatness is unsearchable. 

T. One generation shall praise thy works to 
another, 

S. And shall declare thy mighty acts. 

T. I will speak of the glorious honor of thy 
majesty, 

jS. And of thy wondrous works. 

T. And men shall speak of the might of thy 
terrible acts ; 

S. And I will declare thy greatness. 

T. They shall abundantly utter the memory 
of thy great goodness, 

S. And shall sing of thy righteousness. 

T. The Lord is gracious and full of com- 
passion. 



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S, Slow to anger and of great merey. 

T. The Lord is good to all : 

S. And his tender mercies are over all his 
works. 

T. All thy works shall praise thee, Lord, 
and thy saints shall bless thee. 

8. They shall speak of the glory of thy king- 
dom, and talk of thy power. 

T. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, 

S. And thy dominion endureth throughout all 
generations. 

T. The Lord upholdeth all that fall, 

8. And raiseth up all that be bowed down. 

T. The eyes of all w^ait upon thee, 

8. And thou givest them their meat in due 
season. 

T. Thou openest thy hand, 

8. And satisfiest the desire of every living 
thing. 

T. The Lord is righteous in all his w^ays, 

8. And holy in all his works. 

T, The Lord is nigh unto all them that call 
upon him, 

8. To all them that call upon him in truth. 

All. My mouth shall speak the praise of the 
Lord; and let all flesh bless his holy name for 
ever and ever. 



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EXERCISE XXIIl. 



PROVERBS FOR THE TONGUE, LIPS, HAND, &a 

School. Death and life are in the power of the 
tongue : 

Teacher. And they that love it shall eat the 
fruit thereof. 

8. Whoso keepetli his mouth and his tongue, 

T. Keepeth his soul from trouble. 

S. Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out : 

T. So where there is no talebearer the strife 
ceaseth. 

S. It is an honor for a man to cease from 
strife : 

T. But every fool will be meddling. 

8. He tliat covereth a transgression seeketh 
love : 

71 But he that repeateth a matter, separateth 
friends. 

8. Debate thy cause with thy neighbor him= 
self: 

T. And discover not a secret to another. 

8. Bread of deceit is sweet to a man, 

T. But afterward his mouth shall be filled 
with gravel. 



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S. A man that hath friends must show himself 
friendly : 

T. And there is a Friend that sticketh closer 
than a brother. 

S. He that hath a bountiful eye shall be 
blessed : 

T. For he giveth of his bread to the poor. 

S^ As cold waters to a thirsty soul, 

T. So is good news from a far country. 

S. Boast not thyself of to-morrow : 

T. For thou knowest not what a day may bring 
forth. 

8. Seest thou a man diligent in his business^ 

T. He shall stand before kings. 

S, He also that is slothful in his w^ork, 

T. Is brother to him that is a great waster. 

S. Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep : 

T. And an idle sovd shall suffer hunger. 

S. Divers weights and divers measures, 

T. Both of them are alike abomination to the 
Lord. 

S. Even a child is known by his doings, 

T. Whether his work be pure and whether it 
be right. 

S. There is gold and a multitude of rubies ; 

T, But the lips of knowledge are a precious 
jewel. 

S. The name of the Lord is a strong tower ; 

T. The righteous runneth into it and is safe. 



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S, He that covereth his sins shall not prosper; 
T. But whoso confesseth and forsaketh them 
shall have mercy. 

>S^. Commit thy works vmto the Lord ; 
1\ And thy thoughts shall be established. 



EXERCISE XXIV. 



O LORD, HOW MANIFOLD ARE THY WORKS! 

Psalm civ. 

O Lord, my God, thou art very great ; 

Thou art clothed with honor and majesty : 

Who coverest thyself with light as with a gar- 
ment ; 

Who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain ; 

Who layeth the beams of his chambers in the 
waters : 

Who maketh the clouds his chariot ; 

Who walketh upon the wings of the wind : 

Who maketh his angels spirits. 

His ministers a flaming fire : 

Who laid the foundations of the earth. 

That it should not be removed forever. 

Thou coveredst the deep as with a garment. 

The waters stood above the mountains. 

At thy rebuke they fled ; 



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A.t the voice of thy thunder^ tl)'^y hasted away. 

He seiideth the springs into the valleys, 

Which run among the hills. 

They give drink to every beast of the field. 

He watereth the hills from his chambers ; 

The earth is satisfied v^ith the fruit of thy works^ 

He causeth grass to grow for the cattle, 

And herb for the service of man : 

He appointeth the moon for seasons ; 

The sun knoweth his going down. 

Thou niakest darkness, and it is night : 

Wherein all the beasts of the forest do creep 
forth. 

The young lions roar after their prey, 

And seek their meat from God. 

The sun ariseth, they gather themselves together. 

And lay them down in their dens. 

Man goeth forth to his work. 

And to his labor until the evening. 

O Lord, how manifold are thy works ! 

In wisdom hast thou made them all : 

The earth is full of thy riches. 

So is this great and wide sea. 

Wherein are things creeping innumerable, 

Both small and great beasts. 

There go the ships : 

There is that leviathan whom thou hast made 
to play therein. 

These wait all upon thee : 



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That thou mayest give them their meat in due 
season. 

That thou givest them, they gather : 

Thou openest thy hand, they are filled with good. 

Thou hidest thy face, they are troubled : 

Thou takest away their breath, they die, and re- 
turn to their dust. 

Thou sendest forth thy Spirit, they are created : 
and thou renewest the face of the earth. 

The glory of the Lord shall endure for ever : the 
Lord shall rejoice in his works. 

He looketh on the earth and it trembleth : 

He toucheth the hills, and they smoke. 

Teacher and School, I will sing unto the 
Lord as long as I live : I will sing praise unto my 
God while I have my being. 

My meditation of him shall be sweet : 

I will be glad in the Lord. 



EXERCISE XXV. 



CHRISTIAN LIFE. 



Teacher. Let all bitterness, and wrath, and an- 
ger, and clamor, and evil speaking be put away 
from you with all malice : 



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School. And be ye kind one to another, tender- 
hearted, forgiving one another, even as God for 
Christ's sake hath forgiven you. 

T. He that giveth, let him do it with sim- 
plicity : 

8. He that ruleth, with diligence ; 

T. He that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness. 

S. Let love be without dissimulation. 

T. Abhor that which is evil ; 

8, Cleave to that which is good. 

T. Be kindly affectioned one to another with 
brotherly love ; 

8. In honor preferring one another ; 

T, Not slothful in business ; 

8. Fervent in spirit, 

T. Serving the Lord ; 

8. Rejoicing in hope ; 

T, Patient in tribulation ; 

8, Continuing instant in prayer ; 

T. Distributing to the necessity of saints ; 

8, Given to hospitality. 

T. Bless them which persecute you ; 

8. Bless, and curse not. 

T. Rejoice with them that do rejoice, 

8. And weep with them that weep. 

T. Be of the same mind one tow ard another 

>S^. Mind not high things, 

T. But condescend to men of low estate. 

S. Be not wise in your own conceits. 



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T, Recompense to no man evil for evil. 

S, Provide things honest in the sight of all men. 

T. Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, 

S. But rather give place unto wrath : 

T. For it is written, Vengeance is mine ; 

S. I will repay, saith the Lord. 

T. Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, 

S. Feed him ; 

T. If he thirst, 

S. Give him drink ; 

T. For in so doing thou shalt heap coals of 
fire on his head. 

8. Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil 
with good. 

AIL Let us hear the conclusion of the whole 
matter : Fear God, and keep his commandments ; 
for this is the whole duty of man. 



EXERCISE XXVI. 



WISDOM. 
I. 



Teacher. My son, if thou wilt receive my 
words. 

School. And hide my commandments with thee, 
T. So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom. 



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8. And apply thy heart to understanding ; 

T. Yea, if thou criest after knowledge, 

S. And liftest up thy voice for understanding ; 

T. If thou seekest her as silver, 

8. And searchest for her as for hid treasures ; 

T. Then shalt thou understand the fear of the 
Lord, 

8. And find the knowledge of God. 

T. For the Lord giveth wisdom : 

8. Out of his mouth coineth knowledge and 
understanding. 

T. He layeth up sound wisdom for the right- 
eous : 

8. He is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 

T. In all thy ways acknowledge him, 

8. And he shall direct thy paths. 

T. For the Lord shall be thy confidence, 

^S". And shall keep thy foot from being taken. 

T. The fear of the Lord is the beginning of 
wisdom, 

8. And the knowledge of the holy is under 
standing. 

All. My son, forget not my law ; 

But let thy heart keep my commandments : 

For length of days, and long life. 

And peace, shall they add to thee : 

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee : 

Bind them about thy neck. 

Write them upon the table of thy heai-t. 



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So shalt thou find favor and good understanding 
In the sight of God and man. 



EXERCISE XXVII. 



WISDOM. 
II. 



School. Doth not wisdom cry ? 

And understanding put forth her voice ? 

Unto you^ men, I call ; 

And my voice is to the sons of man. 

Hear : for I will speak of excellent things ; 

And the opening of my lips shall be right 
things. 

For my mouth shall speak truth : 

And wickedness is an abomination to my lips. 

I love them that love me : 

And those that seek me early shall find me. 

Richer and honor are with me ; 

Yea, durable riches and righteousness. 

The Lord possessed me in the beginning of his 
way, 

Before his works of old. 

I was set up from everlasting, 

From the beginning, or ever the earth was. 



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When there were no depths, I was brouglit 
forth ; 

When there were no fountains abounding with 
water. 

Before the mountains were settled, 

Before the hills was I brought forth : 

While a yet he had not made the earth, nor 
the fields, 

Nor the highest part of the dust of the world. 

When he prepared the heavens, I was there : 

When he set a compass upon the face of the 
depth. 

When he established the clouds above, 

When he strengthened the fountains of the 
deep, 

When he gave to the sea his decree, 

That the waters should not pass his command- 
ment. 

When he appointed the foundations of the 
earth. 

Then I was by him as one brought up with 
him : 

And I was daily his delight, rejoicing always be- 
fore him. 

Teacher. Now therefore hearken unto me, ye 
children : 

For blessed are they that keep my ways. 

Hear instruction, and be wise, 

And refuse it not. 



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School. Blessed is the man that heareth me, 
Watching daily at my gates^ 
Waiting at the posts of my doors : 
For whoso findeth me findeth life, 
And shall obtain favor of the Lord. 



I 



EXERCISE XXVIII 



&EMS OF WISDOM, SET WITH GOLD AND SILVER 
AND PRECIOUS STONES. 

III. 

Teacher. A good name is rather to be chosen 
than great riches, 

School. And loving favor rather than silver and 
gold. 

T. A word fitly spoken, 

S. Is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. 

T. As an ear-ring of gold and an ornament of 
fine gold, 

S. So is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. 

T. Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, 

S. And the man that getteth understanding ; 

T. For the merchandise of it is better than the 
merchandise of silver, 

S. And the gain thereof than fine gold. 

T. Length of days is in her right hand ; 



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S. And in her left hand, riches and honor. 

T. She is more precious than rubies ; 

8. And all the things thou canst desire are not 
to be compared to her. 

T, She shall give to thy head an ornament of 
grace, 

S. A crown of glory shall she deliver to thee. 

T. But where shall wisdom be found ? 

8. And w here is the place of understandhig ? 

T. Man knoweth not the price thereof ; 

8. iV either is it found in the land of the living. 

T. The depth saith, It is not in me ; 

8. And the sea saith, It is not with me. 

T. It cannot be gotten for gold, 

8. Neither shall silver be weighed for the price 
thereof. 

T. It cannot be valued with the gold of Ophir, 

8. With the precious onyx or the sapphire. 

T. The gold and the crystal cannot equal it ; 

8. And the exchange of it shall not be for 
jewels of fine gold. 

T. No mention shall be made of coral or of 
pearls ; 

8. For the price of wisdom is above rubies. 

T. Whence then cometh wisdom ? 

8. And where is the place of understanding ? 

Ail. God understandeth the way thereof, 

And he knoweth the place thereof. 

And unto man he saith, Behold ! 



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The fear of the Lord, that is wisdom ; 
And to depart from evil is understanding. 



EXERCISE XXIX. 



THE LORD, MERCIFUL AND GRACIOUS. 

Psalm cm. 

Teacher. Bless the Lord, my soul : 

School. And all that is within me, bless his 

holy name. 

T. Bless the Lord, my soul, 

S. And forget not all his benefits : 

T. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; 

S. Who healeth all thy diseases ; 

T. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; 

S. Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness 

and tender mercies ; 

T. Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things, 
S. So that thy youth is renewed like the 

eagle's. 

T. The Lord is merciful and gracious, 
S. Slow to anger and plenteous in mercy. 
T. He will not always chide ; 
S. Neither will he keep his anger forever. 
T. He hath not dealt with us after our sins^ 



BIBLE EXERCISES. 51 

S. Nor rewarded us according to our iniqui- 
ties. 

T. For as the heaven is high above the earthy 

8. So great is his mercy toward them that fear 
him. 

T. As far as the east is from the west, 

S. So far hath he removed our transgressions 
from us. 

T. Like as a father pitieth his children, 

S. So the Lord pitieth them that fear him. 

T. For he knoweth our frame ; 

S. He remembereth that we are dust. 

T. As for man, his days are as grass : 

;S^. As a flower of the field, so he flourisheth ; 

T. For the wind passeth over it and it is gone ; 

8. And the place thereof shall know it no 
more. 

T. But the mercy of the Lord is from everlast- 
ing to everlasting upon them that fear him, 

8. And his righteousness unto children's chil- 
dren ; 

T, To such as keep his covenant, 

8, And to those that remember his command- 
ments to do them. 

AIL Bless the Lord, ye his angels. 

That excel in strength, that do his command 
ments, 

Hearkening unto the voice of his word. 

Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; 



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Ye ministers of his, that do his pleasurec 
Bless the Lord^ all his works, 
In all places of his dominion : 
Bless the Lord, my soul. 



EXERCISE XXX. 



PRAYERS AND PROMISES. 
I. 

Pupil, No, 1. Lord, be thou my helper. 

Response. I the Lord thy God will hold thy 
right hand, saying unto thee, Fear not, I will help 
thee. 

P. 2. Give us this day our daily bread. 

Resj). Bread shall be given him ; his water 
shall be sure. 

P. 3. Keep me as the apple of the eye, hide 
me under the shadow of thy wings. 

Besp. He shall cover thee with his feathers, 
and under his wings shalt thou trust. 

P. 4. Teach me to do thy will. 

Besp. If any man will do his will, he shall know 
of the doctrine, whether it be of God. 

P. 5. Deliver me from evil. 

Besp. There shall no evil befall thee, neither 
shall any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 



BIBLE EXERCISES. 53 

P. 6. Keep me in this way that I go. 

Resp, He shall give his angels charge over thee, 
to keep thee in all thy ways. 

P. 7. So teach us to number our days that we 
may apply our hearts unto wisdom. 

Resp. Thou hast made my days as a hand 
breadth ; and mine age is as nothing before 
thee. 

P. 8. Let not the water-flood overflow me, nei- 
ther let the deep SAvallow me up. 

Resp. When thou passest through the waters 
I will be with thee ; and through the rivers, they 
shall not overflow thee. 

P. 9. Be thou my strong rock for a house of 
defence to save me. 

Resp. A man shall be as a hiding-place from 
the wind, and a covert from the tempest, as the 
shadow of a great rock in a weary land. 

P. 10. God, thou art my God; early will I 
seek thee. 

Resp. They that seek me early shall find me. 

Pc 11. Guide me with thy counsel, and after- 
ward receive me to glory. 

Resp. This God is our God for ever and ever ; 
he wiU be our guide even unto death. 

P. 12. that thou wouldst keep me from e\dl. 

Resp. The Lord is faithful, who shall keep you 
from evil. 

P. 13. Lord, to whom shall we go ? 



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Resp, Him that cometh to me I will in no wise 
cast out. 

P. 14. Wherewith shall I come before the 
Lord? 

Resp. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit. 

P. 15. that I knew where I might find him, 
that I might come even to his seat. 

Resp. Ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye 
shall search for me with all your heart. 

P. 16. Lord, I will follow thee. 

Resp. If any man will come after me, let him 
deny himself. 

P. 17. Lord, thou art our Father ; we all are 
the work of thy hand. 

Resp. I will be a Father unto you, and ye shall 
be my sons and daughters, saith the Lord Al- 
mighty. 

P. 18. Order my steps in thy word. 

Resjy. The steps of a good man are ordered by 
the Lord. 

P. 19. Deliver our lives from death. 

Resj). Because I live, ye shall live also. 

P. 20. Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and 
a light unto my path. 

Resj). But be ye doers of the word, and not 
hearers only, deceiving your own selves. 

Note. — The responses in this Exeicise and the Thirty-First 
should be given by the teacher and school in concert. 



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EXERCISE XXXI. 



PRAYERS AND PROMISES. 
II. 

1. Leave me not^ neither forsake me, God 
of my salvation. 

Response. I will never leave thee nor forsake 
thee. 

2. Lead me, Lord, in thy righteousness ; 
make thy way straight before my face. 

Resp. I will lead them in paths that they have 
not known ; I will make crooked things straight. 

3. Give thy servant an understanding heart. 
Resp. I will give them a heart to know me, 

that I am the Lord ; they shall be my people, and 
I will be their God. 

4. Give me neither poverty nor riches. 

Resp. The Lord shall give that which is good. 

5. Forgive us our sins. 

Resp. If we confess our sins, he is faithful and 
just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from 
all unrighteousness. 

6. Let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon 
us. 

Resp. He will beautify the meek with salva- 
tion. 



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7. Teach nie good judgment and knowledge, 
Besp, The meek will he guide in judgment. 

8. Lord^ I beseech thee now^ send prosperity. 
Besp. The Lord hath pleasure in the prosperity 

of his servants. 

9. Wilt thou not deliver my soul from falling ? 
Resp. He will keep the feet of his saints. 

10. Cause me to know the way wherein I 
should walk. 

Resp. Then shall we know^ if we follow on to 
know the Lord. 

IL Hear, Lord, when I cry Avith my voice. 

Resp. And it shall come to pass that before 
they call I will answer, and while they are yet 
speaking I will hear. 

12. Say unto my soul, I am thy salvation. 
Resp. Thou shalt know that I, the Lord, am 

thy Saviour and thy Redeemer. 

13. that I might have my request, and that 
God would grant me the thing that I long for. 

Resp. Delight thyself in the Lord, and he shall 
give thee the desires of thy heart. 

14. Be not far from me, for trouble is near. 
Resp. God is our refuge, a very present help 

in time of trouble. 

15. Look upon my affliction and my pain, and 
forgive all my sins. 

Resp. Son, be of good cheer, thy sins are for 
given thee. 



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16. Lord^ if thou wilt^ thou canst make me 
clean. 

Resp. Jesus said^ I will, be thou clean. 

17. Be thou my strong habitation, whereunto 
I may continually resort. 

Resp. The beloved of the Lord shall dwell in 
safety by him, and the Lord shall cover him all 
the day long. 

18. Lord Jesus, receive my spirit. 

Resp, I go to prepare a place for you. And if 
I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again 
and receive you unto myself; that where I am, 
there ye may be also. 

19. Let my soul live, and it shall praise thee. 
Resp. An inheritance incorruptible, undefiled, 

and that fadeth not away, reserved in heaven for you. 

20. Refuge failed me ; attend unto my cry, for 
I am brought very low. 

Resp. The eternal God is thy refuge, and un- 
derneath are the everlasting arms. 

21. Cause me to hear thy loving-kindness in 
the morning. 

Resp. In his favor is life ; weeping may en- 
dure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning. 

22. That thy way may be known upon earth, 
thy sa\dng health among all nations. 

Resp, His name shall endure for ever : and 
men shall be blessed in him : all nations shall 
call him blessed. 



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EXERCISE XXXII 



WORSHIP. 
Psalms cxlvii. and cxlviii. 

Teacher, Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to 
sing praises unto our God ; for it is pleasant, and 
praise is comely. 

Pupil y No. 1. He healeth the broken in heart, 
and bindeth up their wounds. 

P. 2. He telleth the number of the stars ; he 
calleth them all by their names. 

School. Great is our Lord, and of great power : 
his understanding is infinite. 

P. 3. The Lord lifteth up the meek : 

P. 4. He casteth the wicked down to the 
ground. 

8. Sing unto the Lord with thanksgiving ; sing 
praise upon the harp unto our God : 

P. 5. Who covereth the heavens with clouds, 
who prepareth rain for the earth, 

P. 6. Who maketh grass to grow upon the 
mountains. 

P. 7. He giveth to the beast his food, and to 
the young ravens which cry. 

P. 8. The Lord taketh pleasure in them that 
fear him, in those that hope in his mercy. 

S. Praise the Lord, O Jerusalem ; praise thy 



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God, Zion. For he hath strengthened the bars of 
thy gates ; he hath blessed thy cliildren within thee. 

P. 9. He maketh peace in thy borders, 

P. 10. And mieth thee with the finest of 
the wheat. 

P. 11. He sendeth forth his commandment 
upon earth ; 

P. 12. His word runneth very swiftly. 

P. 13. He giveth snow like wool : 

P. 14. He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 

P. 15. He casteth forth his ice like morsels : 

P. 16. Who can stand before his cold ? 

P. 17. He sendeth out his word, and melteth 
them : 

P. 18. He causeth his wind to blow, and the 
vvaters flow. 

8. Praise ye the Lord. 

Praise ye the Lord from the heavens : 

Praise him in the heights. 

Praise ye him, all his angels : 

Praise ye him, all his hosts. 

Praise ye him, sun and moon : 

Praise him, all ye stars of light. 

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, 

And ye waters that be above the heavenSo 

Let them praise the name of the Lord. 

T. Praise the Lord from the earth, 

S. Ye dragons, and all deeps : 

T. Fire and hail ; snow and vapor ; 

/S. Stormy wind fulfilling his word : 



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T, Mountains^ and all hills ; 

S. Fruitful trees^ and all cedars : 

T. Beasts, and all cattle ; 

S, Creeping things, and flying fowl : 

T. Kings of the earth, and all people ; 

S. Princes, and all judges of the earth : 

T. Both young men and maidens, 

S. Old men and children. 

AIL come, let us sing unto the Lord : 

Let us come before his presence with thanksgivii:^ ^ 

And make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God, 

And a great King above all gods. 

In his hands are the deep places of the earth : 

The strength of the hills is his also. 

The sea is his, and he made it : 

And his hands formed the dry land. 

come, let us worship and bow down : 

Let us kneel before the Lord our Maker. 

For he is our God ; 

And we are the people of his pasture^ 

And the sheep of his hand. 

Note. — Most of the Responsive Exercises allow at least tlire- 
methods of use. First, as they are 'printed , second, teacher cm^ 
school changing iKtrts ; and third, in full concert, tvithout response. 
They may also be varied indefinitely to suit the character and 
size of the school ; as where an exercise reads *' Pupil, No. 1," 
it could easily be changed to Row or Class, No. 1, &c., to suit 
large schools. 



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EXERCISE XXXm. 



PROVERBS. 



Teacher. The commandment is a lamp, and 
the law is light ; 

School. And reproofs of instruction are the 
way of life. 

T. He is in the way of life that keepeth in- 
struction ; 

S. But he that refuseth reproof erreth. 

T. When wisdom entereth into thine heart, 
and knowledge is pleasant unto thy soul, 

S. Discretion shall preserve thee, understand- 
ing shall keep thee. 

T. Put away from thee a froward mouth, 

S. And perverse lips put far from thee. 

T. Ponder the path of thy feet, 

S. And let thy ways be established. 

T. Wrath is cruel and anger is outrageous ; 

S. But who is able to stand before envy ? 

T. An angry man stirreth up strife ; 

8. And a furiou3 man aboundeth in transgres- 
sion. 

T. The beginning of strife is as when one let- 
teth out water ; 



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S. Therefore leave off contention before it be 
meddled with. 

T. Say not thou, I will recompense evil ; 

>S^. Wait on the Lord and he shall save thee. 

T. A man that beareth false witness against 
his neighbor 

^S'. Is like a maul and a sword and a sharp 
arrow. 

T. As a madman who casteth firebrands, ar- 
rows, and death, 

8. So is the man that deceiveth his neighbor 
and saith, Am not I in sport ? 

T. He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack 
hand; 

S. But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 

T. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule, 

S. But the slothful shall be under tribute. 

T. The way of the slothful man is as a hedge 
of thorns. 

S. The desire of the slothful killeth him ; for 
his hands refuse to labor. 

T. The law of the wise is a fountain of life 

>S^. To depart from the snares of death. 

T. Apply thine heart unto instruction, 

S. And thine ears to the words of knowledge. 

T. He that foUoweth after righteousness and 
mercy, 

S. Findeth life, righteousness, and honor. 



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EXERCISE XXXIV. 



THE WICKED MAN. 

Teacher. The wicked^ through the pride of his 
countenance, will not seek after God : 

School. God is not in all his thoughts. 

T. He hath said in his heart, I shall not be 
moved ; 

8. I shall never be in adversity. 

T. The wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, 

S. And blesseth the covetous whom the Lord 
abhorreth. 

T. His mouth is full of cursing and deceit 
and fraud; 

S. Under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 

T. A naughty person, a wicked man, vralketh 
with a fro ward mouth ; 

8. The words of his mouth are iniquity and 
deceit. 

T. He hath left off to be wise and do good, 

8. He abhorreth not evil. 

T. He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with 
his feet, 

8. He teacheth with his fingers. 

T. Frowardness is in his heart, 



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>S^. He soweth discord. 

T, He sitteth in the lurking-places of the vil- 
lages ; in the secret places doth he murder the 
innocent. 

S. His t^yes are privily set against the poor. 

T. He lieth m wait secretly as a lion in his 
den ; 

8. He lieth in wait to catch the poor. 

T, He hath said in his heart, God hath forgot- 
ten : 

S. He hideth his face, he will never see it. 

T. Thou hast seen it : for thou beholdest mis- 
chief and spite, to requite it with thine hand. 

S. He that formed the eye, shall not he see ? 

T. He that planted the ear, shall not he hear ? 

8. He that teacheth man knowledge, shall not 
he know ? 

T. The wicketh flee when no man pursueth, 

8. But the righteous are bold as a lion. 

T, The wicked are like the troubled sea when 
it cannot rest, whose waters cast up mire and dirt. 

8. There is no peace, saith my God, to the 
wicked. 

T. He that walketh uprightly walketh surely ; 

8. But he that perverteth his ways shall be 
known. 

T, I have seen the wicked in great power, 

8. And spreading himself like a green bay- 
tree. 



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T. Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not ; 
yea, I sought hmi, but he couhl not be found. 

;S^. Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but 
righteousness delivereth from death. 



EXERCISE XXXV. 



THE GOOD MAN. 

Tecicher. Blessed is the man that feareth the 
Lord, 

School. That delighteth greatly in his com- 
mandments. 

T, The law of his God is in his heart ; 

S. None of his steps shall slide. 

T. The steps of a good man are ordered by 
the Lord ; 

S. And he delighteth in his way. 

T, Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast 
down, 

S. For the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 

T, The mouth of the righteous speaketh wis- 
dom, 

8, And his tongue talketh of judgment. 

T, He is ever merciful and lendeth ; and his 
seed is blessed. 



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8. He is gracious and full of compassion and 
righteous. 

T. A good man obtaineth favor of the Lord : 

8. He loveth him that foUoweth after right- 
eousness. 

T. The just man walketh in his integrity^ 

8. His children are blessed after him. 

T. Even a child is known by his doings^ 

8. Whether his work be pure and whether it 
be right. 

T. A good man showeth favor and lendeth ; 

8, He will guide his affairs with discretion. 

T. He shall not be afraid of evil tidings ; 

8. His heart is fixed trusting in the Lord. 

T. Surely he shall not be moved forever, 

8. The righteous shall be in everlasting re- 
membrance. 

T. For the Lord loveth judgment and forsaketh 
not his saints : they are preserved forever. 

8. Light is sown for the righteous and glad- 
ness for the upright in heart. 

T, As righteousness tendeth to life, 

8. So he that pursueth evil pursueth it to his 
own death. 

T. In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence, 
and his children shall have a place of refuge. 

8. Mark the perfect man, and behold the up- 
right ; for the end of that man is peace. 



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EXERCISE XXXVI. 



TRUST. 



Teacher. He that dwelleth in the secret place 
of the Most High 

School. Shall abide under the shadow of the 
Almighty. 

T. I will say of the Lord^ He is my refuge 
and my fortress : 

8, My God^ in him will I trust. 

T. Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare 
of the fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 

8. He shall cover thee with his feathers, and 
under his wings shalt thou trust. 

T. Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by 
night ; 

8. Nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; 

T. Nor for the pestilence that walketh in dark- 
ness ; 

8. Nor for the destruction that wasteth at 
noonday. 

T. Because thou hast made the Lord which is 
my refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation ; 

8. There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall 
any plague come nigh thy dwelling. 



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T. For he shall give his angels charge over 
thee 

8. To keep thee in all thy ways. 

T. Because he hath set his love upon me, 
therefore will I deliver him. 

8. I will set him on high because he hath 
known my name. 

T. He shall call upon me, and I will answer 
him ; 

8. I will be with him in trouble ; 

T. I will deliver him and honor him ; 

8. With long life will I satisfy him and show 
him my salvation. 

T, Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he is our 
help and our shield. 

8, Our heart shall rejoice in him because we 
have trusted in his holy name. 

T, Trust in the Lord and do good ; 

8. So shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily 
thou shalt be fed. 

T. Delight thyself also in the Lord, 

8. And he shall give thee the desires of thine 
heart. 

T. Commit thy way unto the Lord ; 

8. Trust also in him, and he shall bring it to 
pass. 



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EXERCISE XXXVIL 



REPENTANCE, CONFESSION, FORGIVENESS. 

Teacher. Have mercy upon me, God, accord^ 
ing to thy loving-kindness ; 

School. According unto the multitude of thy 
tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 

T. Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, 
and cleanse me from my sin. 

S. For I acknowledge my transgressions, and 
my sin is ever before me. 

T. Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean ; 

S. Wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 

T. Make me to hear joy and gladness ; 

S. That the bones which thou hast broken 
may rejoice. 

T. Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out 
all mine iniquities. 

S. Create in me a clean heart, God; and 
renew a right spirit within me. 

T. Cast me not away from thy presence ; 

S. And take not thy Holy Spirit from me. 

T. Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation; 

8. And uphold me with thy free spirit. 

T. Then will I teach transgressors thy waj^s ; 



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S. And sinners shall be converted anto thee, 

T. Lord^ open thou my lips ; 

8. And my mouth shall show forth thy praisec 

T. Thou desirest not sacrifice, else would I 
give it. 

8. Thou delightest not in burnt-offering. 

T. The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : 

8. A broken and a contrite heart, God, thou 
wilt not despise. 

T. If thou, Lord, shouldst mark iniquities, 
Lord, who shall stand ? 

8. But there is forgiveness with thee, that 
thou mayst be feared. 

T. I acknowledged my sin unto thee, 

8. And mine iniquity have I not hid. 

T. I said I will confess my transgressions 
unto the Lord ; 

8. And thou forgavest the iniquity of my sin. 

AIL Blessed is he whose transgression is for 
given, whose sin is covered. Blessed is the man 
unto whom the Lord imputeth not iniquity, and in 
whose spirit there is no guile. 



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EXERCISE XXXVIII. 



THE LITTLE MEMBER. 

Teacher, If any man offend not in word, 

School. The same is a perfect man, and able 
also to bridle the whole body. 

T. Behold we put bits in the horses' mouths 
that they may obey us, 

8. And we turn about their whole body. 

T. Behold also the ships, which though they 
are so great, and are driven of fierce winds, 

S. Yet are they turned about with a very small 
helm whithersoever the governor listeth. 

T. Even so the tongue is a little member and 
boasteth great things. 

S. Behold how great a matter a little fire 
kindleth ! 

T. And the tongue is a fire, a world of ini- 
quity : 

;S^. For every kind of beasts and of birds and 
of serpents, and of things in the sea, 

T, Is tamed, and hath been tamed of man- 
kind : 

S. But the tongue can no man tame ; 

T, It is an unruly evil full of deadly poison. 



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2 RESPONSIVE 



S, Therewith bless we God^ even the Father ; 

1\ And therewith curse we men^ which are 
made after the similitude of God. 

8, Out of the same mouth proceed blessing 
and cursing. 

T, These things ought not so to be. 

S. Doth a fountain send forth at the same 
place sweet water and bitter ? 

T. Can the fig-tree bear olive-berries ? 

8. Either a vine^ figs ? 

T. So can no fountain both yield salt water 
and fresh. 

8, If we have bitter envying and strife in our 
hearts, 

T. Glory not, and lie not against the truth. 

8. For where envying and strife is, 

T, There is confusion and every evil work. 

8, The wisdom that is from above 

T, Is first pure, then peaceable, 

8, Gentle, and easy to be entreated, 

T, Full of mercy and good fruits, 

8. Without partiality and without hypocrisy. 

AIL The fruit of righteousness is sown in 
peace of them that make peace. 



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EXERCISE XXXIX. 



SING UNTO THE LORD A NEW SONG. 

Teacher. 0, sing unto the Lord a new song : 

School. Sing unto the Lord, all the earth. 

T. Sing unto the Lord, bless his name, 

S. Show forth his salvation from day to day. 

T. Declare his glory among the heathen, 

8. His wonders among all people. 

T. For the Lord is great, and greatly to be 
praised ; 

S. He is to be feared above all gods. 

T. All the gods of the nations are idols : 

8. But the Lord made the heavens. 

T. Honor and majesty are before him ; 

8. Strength and beauty are in his sanctuary. 

T. Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the 
people, 

8. Give unto the Lord glory and strength. 

T. Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his 
name, 

8. Bring an offering and come into his courts ; 

T. worship the Lord in the beauty of holi- 
ness : 

8. Fear before him, all the earth. 



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T. Sing unto the Lord a new song, 
>S^. For he hath done marvellous things : 
T. His right hand and his holy arm hath got- 
ten him the victory. 

S. The Lord hath made known his salvation, 
T. All the ends of the earth have seen the 
salvation of our God. 

S. Sing unto the Lord with the harp : 
T, With the harp and the voice of a psalm. 
S. Serve the Lord with gladness ; 
T, Come before his presence with singing. 
8, Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the 
earth. 

T. Know ye that the Lord he is God : 
8. It is he that hath made us, and not we our- 
selves ; 

T, We are his people, and the sheep of his 
pasture. 

AIL So we thy people and sheep of thy pas- 
ture will give thee thanks forever : we will show 
forth thy praise to all generations. 



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EXERCISE XL. 



SPRING AND SUMMER. 

Teacher. Lo^ the winter is past^ the rain is 
over and gone. 

School. The flowers appear on the earth : 

T. The time of the singing birds is come^ 

S. And the voice of the turtle is heard in our 
land. 

T. God gives us rain from heaven and fruitful 
seasons, 

8. Filling our hearts with joy and gladness. 

T. Thou hast set all the borders of the earth ; 

S. Thou hast made summer and winter. 

T. He giveth rain upon the earth and sendeth 
waters upon the fields. 

8. He withholdeth the waters, and they dry 
up : also he sendeth them out, and they overturn 
the earth. 

T. He maketh small the drops of water ; 

;S^. Which the clouds do drop and distil upon 
man abundantly ; 

T. To cause it to rain upon the earth where 
no man is ; 

8. On the wilderness wherein there is no man. 



76 RESPONSIVE 

T. To satisfy the desolate and waste ground^ 

S. And to cause the bud of the tender herb to 
spring forth. 

T. Who can number the clouds in wisdom ? 

S. Or who can stay the bottles of heaven ? 

T. Thou visitest the earth and waterest it : 

S. Thou preparest them corn when thou hast 
so provided for it. 

T. Thou waterest the ridges thereof abun- 
dantly : 

S. Thou settlest the furrows thereof; 

T. Thou makest it soft with showers ; 

S. Thou blessest the springing thereof. 



T. He causeth vapors to ascend from the ends 

of the earth ; 

S. He maketh lightnings for the rain : 

T. He bringeth the wind out of his treasuries. 

S. He maketh weight for the winds, and 
weigheth the water by measure. 

T. By his knowledge the depths are broken up, 

S, And the clouds drop down the dew. 

T. The voice of the Lord is upon the waters, 

S. The God of glory thundereth ; 

T. The voice of the Lord is powerful ; 

S. The voice of the Lord is full of majesty. 

T, The voice of thy thunder was in the heavens^ 

S. The lightnings lightened the world. 



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T. And it shall come to pass^ when I bring a 
cloud over the earthy 

S. That the bow shall be seen in the cloud. 

T. And I Avill remember my covenant which is 
between me and you and every living creature of 
all flesh ; 

S. And the waters shall no more become a 
flood to destroy all flesh. 

All. Blessed be the name of God forever and 
ever : for wisdom and might are his. 

He changeth the times and the seasons : 

He giveth wisdom to the wise and knowledge to 
them that know understanding. 



EXERCISE XLI. 



AUTUMN AND WINTER. 

Teacher. The earth is the Lord's and the ful- 
ness thereof ; 

School. The world, and they that dwell therein. 

T. Thou crownest the year with thy goodness, 

S. And thy paths drop fatness. 

T. They drop upon the pastures of the wilder- 
ness^ 



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S. And the hills rejoice on every side. 

T. The pastures are clothed with flocks, 

8. The valleys also are covered over with corn. 

T. Lord, thou preservest man and beast ; 

S. That thou givest them, they gather : 

T. Thou openest thine hand, they are filled 
with good. 

8. Fear not, land; be glad and rejoice : 

T. For the Lord will do great things. 

8. The tree beareth her fruit, the tig-tree and 
the vine yieldeth her strength. 

T, The grass withereth, tlie flower fadeth : 

8. But the word of our God shall stand for- 
ever. 



T, By the breath of God, frost is given : 

8. And the breadth of the waters is strait- 
ened. 

T. The waters are hid as with a stone, 

8. And the face of the deep is frozen. 

T. He saith to the siiow. Be thou on the earth, 

8, Like\^ase to the small rain and the great 
rain of his strength. 

T, He giveth snow like wool ; 

8. He scattereth the hoar-frost like ashes. 

T, Hast thou entered into the treasures of the 
snow ? 

8. Hast thou seen the treasures of the hail ? 



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T. He casteth forth his ice like morsels : 

8» Who can stand before his cold ? 

T. Praise the Lord from the earth ; 

S. Fire and hail ; snow and vapor ; 

T. Stormy wind fulfilling his word. 

All, While the earth remaineth, seedtime and 
harvest, cold and heat, smnmer and winter, and 
day and night, shall oot cease. 



EXEE<;iSE XLII. 



OUR REFUGE W TROUBLE. 

Teacher. God is our refuge and strength, a very 
present help in trouble. 

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be 
removed, and though the mountains be carried 
into the midst of the sea ; 

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, 
though the mountains shaV^ with the swelling 
thereof. 

The Lord of hosts is with i^s ; the God of 
Jacob is our refuge. 

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his se^vstnts, 

School. And none of them that tru^t in him 
shall be desolate. 



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T. Affliction cometh not forth out of the dust^ 

;S^. Neither doth trouble spring out of the 
ground. 

r. Whom the Lord loveth, he chasteneth ; 

S. Even as a father the son in whom he de- 
lighteth. 

T. Now no chastening for the present seemeth 
to be joyous, but grievous : 

8. Nevertheless afterward it yieldeth the 
peaceable fruit of righteousness unto them which 
are exercised thereby. 

T, Behold I have refined thee, but not with 
silver : 

8. I have chosen thee in the furnace of afflic- 
tion. 

T. The Lord will not cast off forever : 

8. Though he cause grief, yet will he have 
compassion ; 

T. He doth not afflict willingly, 

8. Nor grieve the children of men. 

T. Like as a father pitieth his children, 

8. So the Lord pitieth them that fear him. 

T, Whether we live, we live unto the Lord, 

8. And whether we die, we die unto the 
Lord ; 

All. Whether we live therefore, or die, we are 
the Lord's. 

T. Blessed be God, even the Father of our 
Lord Jesus Christ, 



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S. The Father of mercies and the God of all 
comfort ; 

T. Who comforteth us in all our tribulation, 

8. That we may be able to comfort them 
which are in any trouble, 

T, By the comfort wherewith we ourselves 
are comforted of God. 

S. Who shall separate us from the love of 
God? 

All. Neither death nor life, nor angels, nor 
principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor 
things to come, nor height, nor depth, nor any 
other creature, shall be able to separate us from 
the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lordc 



EXERCISE XUII 



THANKSGIVING 

Teacher. Give thanks unto the Lord, call upon 
his name. 

School. Make known his deeds among the 
people. 

T. It is a good thing to give thanks unto the 
Lord, 



82 RESPONSIVE 

S. And to sing praises unto thy name^, Most 
High. 

All. Let us come before his presence with 
thanksgiving, and make a joyful noise unto him 
with psalms. 

T. In everything give thanks : 

S. For this is the will of God in Christ Jesus 
concerning you. 

T, Blessed be the Lord God of Israel ; 

S. For he hath visited and redeemed his people. 

T. Thanks be to God which giveth us the vic- 
tory through our Lord Jesus Christ. 

S. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable 

gift. 

T. Blessed be the Lord because lie hath heard 
my supplication. 

S. Blessed be God, Avhich hath not turned 
away my prayer nor his mercy from me. 

T. that men would praise the Lord for his 
goodness, 

8. And for his wonderful works to the chil- 
dren of men. 

T. I will sing unto the Lord because he hath 
dealt bountifully with me. 

S. Because thy lo\dng-kindness is better than 
life, my lips shall praise thee. 

T, Bless the Lord, my soul, and forget not 
all his benefits, 

S. Who forgiveth all thine iniquities, 



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T. Who healeth all thy diseases, 

8. Who redeemeth thy life from destruction, 

T. Who crowneth thee with loving-kindness 
and tender mercies. 

All. O that men would praise the Lord for his 
goodness, and his wonderful Avorks to the children 
of men. 

T. What shall I render unto the Lord for all 
his benefits toward me ? 

S. I will take the cup of salvation, and call 
upon the name of the Lord. 

AIL O give thanks unto the Lord; for he is 
good ; because his mercy endureth forever. Enter 
into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his 
courts Avith praise. 



EXERCISE XLIV, 



CHRISTMAS. 
I. 

Teacher. And there were in the same country 
shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over 
their flock by night. 

School. And, lo, the angel of the Lord came 
upon them, and the glory of the liord sho»c round 
about them ; and they were sore afraid^ 



84 RESPONSIVE 

T. And the angel said unto them^ Fear not ; 
for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, 
which shall be to all people. 

S. For unto you is born this day, in the city 
of Da^ad, a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord. 

T. And this shall be a sign unto you : Ye shall 
find the babe wrapped in swaddling-clothes, lying 
in a manger. 

S. And suddenly there was with the angel a 
multitude of the heavenly host, 

T. Praising God, and saying : 

S. Glory to God in the highest, and on earth 
peace, good-will to men. 

T. And it came to pass, as the angels were 
gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds 
said one to another. Let us now go even unto 
Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to 
pass, which the Lord hath made known to us. 

S, And they came with haste, and found Mary, 
and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger. 

T. Through the tender mercy of our God, 

8. The dayspring from on high hath visited us. 

T. To give light to them that sit in darkness 
and in the shadow of death, 

S. To guide our feet into the way of peace. 

T. His name shall endure forever : and men 
shall be blessed in him : 

S. All nations shall call him blessed. 



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EXERCISE XLV. 



CHRISTMAS. 

11. 

Teacher. Now when Jesus was bom in Beth- 
lehem of Judaea^ in the days of Herod the king, 
behold there came wise men from the East to 
Jerusalem, 

School. Saying, Where is he that is born King 
of the Jews ? For we have seen his star in the 
east, and are come to worship him. 

7\ When Herod the king had heard these 
things, he was troubled, and all Jerusalem with 
him. 

S. And when he had gathered all the chief 
priests and scribes together, he demanded of them 
where Christ should be born. 

T. And they said, In Bethlehem of Judeea. 

S. Then Herod, when he had privily called the 
wise men, inquired of them diligently what time 
the star appeared. 

T. And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said. 
Go and search diligently for the young child ; and 
when ye have found him, bring me word again, 
that I may come and worship him also. 



85 RESPONSIVE 

S, When tliej had heard the king, they de» 
parted; and, lo, the star which they saw in the 
east went before them till it came and stood over 
where the young child wai^>. 

T. When they saw the star, they rejoiced with 
exceeding great joyc 

S. And when they were come into the house, 
they saw the young child with Mary his mother, 
and fell down and worshipped him. 

T. And when they had opened their treasures, 

8. They presented unto him gifts : gold and 
frankincense and myrrh. 

T. The gift of God is eternal life through 
Jesus Christ our Lord. 

8. Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable 

gift. 

AIL Glory to God in the highest, and on earth 
peace, good-will to men. 



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EXERCISE XLVI 



NEW YEAR. 

Teacher. Lord, thou hast been our dwelling- 
place in all generations. 

School, Before the mountains were brought 
forth, 

T, Or ever thou hadst formed the earth and 
the w^orld, 

S. Even from everlasting to everlasting thou 
art God. 

T. A thousand years in thy sight are but as 
yesterday w^hen it is past, 

S, And as a watch in the night. 

T, We spend our years as a tale that is told. 

8. The days of our years are threescore years 
and ten ; 

T. And if by reason of strength they be four- 
score years, yet is their strength labor and sorrow ; 

S. For it is soon cut off, and we fly away. 

T. So teach us to number our days 

S, That we may apply our hearts unto wis- 
dom. 

T. Of old hast thou laid the foundations of 
the earth. 



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S. And the heavens are the work of thy 
hands. 

T. They shall perish, but thou shalt endure, 

S. Yea, all of them shall wax old like a gar- 
ment ; 

T. As a vesture shalt thou fold them up and 
they shall be changed : 

S. But thou art the same, and thy years shall 
have no end. 

T. Happy is that people whose God is the 
Lord. 

S Happy is he whose hope is in the Lord his 
God. 

7\ The mercy of the Lord is from everlasting 
to everlasting upon them that fear him, 

S. And his righteousness unto children's chil- 
dren. 

AIL satisfy us early Avith tliy mercy ; that 
we may rejoice and be glad all our days. Let the 
beauty of the Lord our God be upon us. 



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EXERCISE XLVII. 



ETERNAL LIFE. 

Teacher. Keep yourselves in the love of God, 
looking for the mercy of our Lord Jesus Christ 
unto eternal life. 

School. And this is the promise that he hath 
promised us, even eternal life. 

T. Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon 
earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, 

S. And where thieves break through and steal. 

T. But lay up for yourselves treasures in 
heaven, 

S. Where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, 

T. And where thieves do not break through 
nor steal. 

S. For where your treasure is, there will your 
heart be also. 

T. While we look not at the things which are 
seen, 

S. But at the things which are not seen ; 

T. For the things which are seen are temporal, 

8. But the things which are not seen are eternal. 

T. Now we see through a glass darkly, 

8. But then face to face. 

T. Now I know but in part ; 



90 BIBLE EXERCISES. 

8. But then shall I know even as also I am 
knov/n. 

T. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the 
sun in the kingdom of their Father. 

S. And God shall wipe away all tears from 
their eyes. 

T. And there shall be no more death, 

S. Neither sorrow nor crying, 

T. Neither shall there be any more pain ; 

S. For the former things are passed away. 

T. The inhabitant shall not say, I am sick : 

S. The people that dwell therein shall be for- 
given their iniquity. 

T. There shall be no night there; and they 
need no candle, neither light of the sun : 

S. For the Lord God giveth them light ; and 
they shall reign forever and ever. 

71 They shall hunger no more, 

8. Neither thirst any more : 

T. For the Lamb which is in the midst of the 
throne shall feed them, 

8, And shall lead them unto living fountains 
of waters. 

T. Blessed are they that do his commandments, 

8. That they may have right to the tree of life, 

T. And may enter in through the gates into 
the city. 

8. Thou wilt show me the path of life : in thy 
presence is fulness of joy ; at thy right hand are 
pleasures forevermore. 



RESPONSIVE LESSONS. 

[The fblloAving ''Lessons" furnisli interesting stibjects fui 
additional Responsive Exercises, either for secular or Sabbath 
Schools. They are here printed without specific responses, 
that they may be used by teachers or superintendents as cir- 
•cumstances or inclination may dictate. 

They are also suggestive of the wealth of Bible truth con- 
tained in the following "Selections," from which new Exercises 
tnay be arranged as they are needed.] 



LIGHT OF THE WORLD. 

This then is the message which we have heard of 
him, and declare imto you, that God is light, and in 
him is no darkness at all. — 1 John i. 5. 

For with thee is the fountain of life : in thy light 
ishall we see light. — Psalm xxxvi. 9. 

Who coverest thvself with lio;ht as with a o:arment : 

I/O O 

who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain. — 
Psalm civ. 2. 

Then spake Jesus again unto them, saying, I am the 
light of the w^orld : he that followeth me shall not 
walk in darkness, but shall have the light of life. — 
John viii. 12. 

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the 
upright in heart. — Psalm xcvii. 11. 

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the dark- 
ness. — Psal:m cxii. 4 f c. 



92 RESPONSIVE LESSONS. 

For ye were sometime darkness, but now are ye light 
in the Lord: walk as children of light. — Eph. v. 8. 

The path of the just is as the shining light, that 
shineth more and more unto the perfect day. — Prov. 
iv. 18. 

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set 
on a hill cannot be hid. — Matt. v. 14. 

Let your light so shine before men, that they may 
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is 
in heaven. — Matt. v. 1 6. 

The night is far spent, the day is at hand : let 
us therefore cast off the works of darkness, and let us 
put on the armor of light. — Komans xiii. 12. 

Then shall thy light break forth as the morning, 
and thy health shall spring forth speedily : and thy 
righteousness shall go before thee ; the glory of the 
Lord shall be thy rearward. — Isa. Iviii. 8. 

Lord, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon 
us. — Psalm iv. 6 1. c. 

send out thy light and thy truth : let them lead 
me ; let them bring me unto thy holy hill, and to thy 
tabernades. — Psalm xliii. 3. 

All. Arise, shine : for thy light is come, and the 
glory of the Lord is risen upon thee. 

Thou shalt call thy walls Salvation, and thy gates 
Praise. 

The sun shall be no more thy light b}^ day ] neither 
for brightness shall the moon give light unto thee : but 
the Lord shall be unto thee an everlasting light, anu 
thy God thy glory. — Isa. Ix. 1, 18 1. c, 19. 



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WORDS OF JESUS. 

I AM the good shepherd : the good shepherd giveth 
his life for the sheep. 

I am the good shepherd, and know mj sheep, and 
am known of mine. 

And other sheep I have, which are not of this fold : 
them also I must bring, and they shall hear my voice ; 
and there shall be one fold, and one shepherd. — JoH^^ 
X. 11, 14, 16. 

For the Son of man is come to seek and to save that 
which was lost. — Luke xix. 10. 

Come unto me, all ye that labor and are heavy laden, 
and I will give you rest. 

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me ; for I am 
meek and lowly in heart : and ye shall find rest unto 
your souls. 

For my yoke is easy, and my biu*den is light. — 
Matt. xi. 28 - 30. 

For whosoever shall do the will of God, the same is 
my brother, and my sister, and mother. — Mark iii. 35. 

And I say unto you. Ask, and it shall be given you ; 
seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened 
unto you. 

For every one that asketh, receiveth ; and he that 
seeketh, findeth ; and to him that knocketh, it shall be 
opened. — Luke xi. 9, 10. 

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only 



94 RESPONSIVE LESSONS. 

begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should 
not perish, but have everlasting life. — John iii. 16. 

He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful 
also in much : and he that is unjust in the least is un- 
just also in much. — Luke xvi. 10. 

Whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall give 
him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall 
give him shall be in him a well of water springing up 
into everlasting life. — John iv. 14. 

Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life : he 
that Cometh to me shall never hunger ; and he that 
believeth on me shall never thirst. — John vi. 35. 

Whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink 
in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say 
unto you. He shall not lose his reward. — Mark ix. 41. 

For even the Sou of man came not to be ministered 
unto, but to minister, and to give his life a ransom for 
many. — Mark x. 45. 

They that are whole have no need of the physician^ 
but they that are sick : I came not to call the right- 
eous, but sinners, to repentance. — Mark ii. 1 7. 

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, 
if ye have love one to another. — John xiii. 3^- 

If ye love me, keep my commandments- ~ .ToHJi 
xiv. 15. 



RESPONSIVE LESSONS. 95 



JESUS AND THE LITTLE ONES. 

And they brought young children to him, that he 
should touch them : and his disciples rebuked those 
that brought them. 

But when Jesus saw it, he was much displeased, and 
said unto them, Suffer the little children to come unto 
me, and forbid them not : for of such is the kingdom 
of God. 

Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive 
the kingdom of God as a little child shall not enter 
therein. 

And he took them up in his arms, put his hands 
upon them, and blessed them. — Mark x. 13-16. 

Take heed that ye despise not one of these little 
ones; for I say unto you. That in heaven their angels 
do always behold the face of my Father which is in 
heaven. 

Even so it is not the will of your Father which is 
in heaven, that one of these little ones should perish. 
— Matt, xviii. 10, 14. 

And he came to Capernaum : and being in the house 
he asked them. What was it that ye disputed among 
yourselves by the way*? 

But they held their peace : for by the way they had 
disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest. 

And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith 
unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same 
shall be last of all, and servant of all. 

And he took a child, and set him in the midst of 



96 RESPONSIVE LESSONS. 

them : and when he had taken him in his arms, he 
said unto them, 

Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my 
name, receiveth me : and whosoever shall receive me, 
receiveth not me, but him that sent me. 

And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones 
that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone 
were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the 
sea. — Mark ix. 33 - 37, 42. 



BIBLE BENEFICENCE. 

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, 
and Cometh dovv^n from the Father of lights, with 
whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 
— James i. 17. 

Every man shall give as he is able, according to the 
blessing of the Lord thy God which he hath given 
thee. — Deut. xvi. 1 7. 

The poor shall never cease out of the land : there= 
fore I command thee, saying. Thou shalt open thy 
hand wide unto thy brother, to thy poor, and to thy 
needy, in thy land. — Deut. xv. 11. 

Cast thy bread upon the waters, for thou shalt find 
it after many days. 

Give a portion to seven, and also to eight ; for thou 
knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth. — 
EccL. xi. 1, 2. 

The liberal deviseth liberal things ; and by liberal 
things shall he stand. — Isa. xxxii. 8. 



RESPONSIVE LESSONS. 97 

And if thou draw out thy soul to the hungry, and 
satisfy the afflicted soul ; then shall thy light rise in 
>bscurity, and thy darkness be as the noonday. — 
isA. Iviii. 10. 

And the Lord shall guide thee continually, and sat- 
isfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones : and 
thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring 
of water, wdiose waters fail not. — Is a. Iviii. 11. 

The liberal soul shall be made fat : and he that 
watereth shall be watered also himself — Pro v. xi. 25. 

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath noth- 
ing : there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath 
great riches. — Prov. xiii. 7. 

Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the 
first-fruits of all thine increase. 

So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy 
presses shall burst out with new wine. — Prov. iii. 
9, 10. 

Give, and it shall be given unto you ; good measure, 
pressed down, and shaken together, and running over, 
shall men give unto your bosom. For with the same 
measure that ye mete withal it shall be measured to 
you again. — Luke vi. 38. 

He which soweth sparingly shall reap also spar- 
ingly ; and he which soweth bountifully shall reap also 
bountifully. 

Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, 
so let him give ; not grudgingly, or of necessity : for 
Tod loveth a cheerful giver. — 2 Cor. ix. 6, 7. 

Upon the first day of the week let every one of 
you lay by him in store, as God hath prospered him, 



98 RESPONSIVE LESSONS. 

that there be no gatherings when I come. — 1 Cor. 
xvi. 2. 

Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law 
of Christ. — Gal. vi. 2. 



THE CROWN OF GLORY. 

In that day shall the Lord of hosts be for a crown 
of glory, and for a diadem of beauty, unto the residue 
of his people. — Isa. xxviii. 5. 

Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a 
crown of life. — Rev. ii. 10 1. c. 

Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of 
the Lord, and a royal diadem in the hand of thy God. 

— Isa. Ixii. 3. 

Blessed is .the man that endureth temptation : foi 
when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life^ 
which the Lord hath promised to them that love him. 

— James i. 12. 

And when the chief Shepherd shall appear, ye shall 
receive a crown of glory that fadeth not away. — 1 
Peter v. 4. 

Henceforth there is laid up for me a crown of right^ 
eousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, shaP 
give me at that day : and not to me only, but xiiiU 
all them also that love his appearing. — 2 Tim, iv. 8. 



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GOD OUR KING. 

God is the King of all the earth. — Psalm xlvii. 7 f. c. 

The Lord is King for ever and ever. — Psalm x. 
16 f c. 

Sing praises to God, sing praises : sing praises unto 
oiu' King, sing praises. — Psalm xlvii. 6. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates ; and be je lift up, 
ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is this King of glory 1 

The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in 
battle. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates ; even lift them up, 
ye everlasting doors; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is this King of glory ? 

The Lord of hosts, he is the King of glory. — 
Psalm xxiv. 7-10. 

Thine, Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and 
the glory, and the victory, and the majesty : for all 
that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine ; thine 
is the kingdom, Lord, and thou art exalted as head 
above all. 

Both riches and honor come of thee, and thou reign- 
est over all ; and in thy hand is power and might : and 
in thy hand it is to make great, and to give strength 
unto all. 

Now therefore, our God, we thank thee, and praise 
thy glorious name. — 1 Chron. xxix. 11, 12, 13. 



OLD TESTAMENT 



SELECTION I. 

Genesis I. 1 - 31, and II. 1 - 3. 

In the beginning God created the heaven and the 
earth. 

And the earth was without form, and void; and 
darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the 
Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. 

And God said, Let there be light : and there was 
Hght. 

And God saw the light, that it was good : and God 
divided the light from the darkness. 

And God called the light Day, and the darkness he 
called Night. And the evening and the morning were 
the first day. 

And God said. Let there be a firmament in the 
midst of the waters, and let it divide the waters from 
the waters. 

And God made the firmament, and divided the wa- 
ters which w^ere under the firmament from the waters 
which were above the firmament : and it was so. 

And God called the firmament Heaven. And the 
evening and the morning were the second day. 

And God said, Let the waters under the heaven be 
gathered together unto one place, and let the dry land 
appear : and it was so. 



104 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

And God called the dry land Earth ; and the gather- 
ing together of the waters called he Seas : and God 
saw that it was good. 

And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the 
herb yielding seed, and the fruit-tree yielding fruit af- 
ter his kind, whose seed is in itself, upon the earth : 
and it was so. 

And the earth brought forth grass, and herb yield- 
ing seed after his kind, and the tree yielding fruit, 
whose seed was in itself, after his kind : and God saw 
that it was good. 

And the evening and the morning were the third day. 

And God said. Let there be lights in the firmament 
of the heaven to divide the day from the night ; and 
let them be for signs, and for seasons, and for daj^s, 
and years : 

And let them be for lights in the firmament of the 
heaven to give light upon the earth : and it was so. 

And God made two great lights ; the greater light 
to rule the day, and the lesser light to rule the night : 
he made the stars also. 

And God set them in the firmament of the heaven 
to give light upon the earth. 

And to rule over the day, and over the night, and to 
divide the light from the darkness : and God saw that 
it was good. 

And the evening and the morning were the fourth 
day. 

And God said, Let the waters bring forth abundantly 
the moving creature that hath life, and fowl that may 
fly above the earth in the open firmament of heaven. 



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And God created great whales, and every living 
creature that moveth, which the waters brought forth 
abundantly, after their kind, and every winged fowl 
after his kind : and God saw that it w^as good. 

And God blessed them, saying. Be fruitful, and mul- 
tiply, and fill the waters in the seas, and let fowl mul- 
tiply in the earth. 

And the evening and the morning were the fifth day. 

And God said, Let the earth bring forth the living 
creature after his kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and 
beast of the earth after his kind : and it was so. 

And God made the beast of the earth after his kind, 
and cattle after their kind, and everything that creep- 
eth upon the earth after his kind : and God saw that 
it was good. 

And God said, Let us make man in our image, after 
our likeness : and let them have dominion over the 
fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the air, and over 
the cattle, and over all the earth, and over every 
creeping thing that creepeth upon the eartb- 

So God created man in his own image, in the im^ge of 
God created he him ; male and female created he them. 

And God blessed them, and God said unto them, 
Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the earth, and 
subdue it : and have dominion over the fish of the 
sea, and over the fowd of the air, and over every living 
thing that moveth upon the earth. 

And God said. Behold, I have given you every herb 
bearing seed, which is upon the face of all the earth, 
and every tree, in the which is the fruit of a tree yield 
ing seed ; to you it shall be for meat. 



106 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

And to every beast of the earth, and to every fowl 
of the air, and to everything that creepeth upon the 
earth, wherein there is life, I have given every green 
herb for meat : and it was so. 

And God saw everything that he had made, and, be- 
hold, it was very good. And the evening and the 
morning were the sixth day. 

Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and 
all the host of them. 

And on the seventh day God ended his work which 
he had made ; and he rested on the seventh day from 
all his work which he had made. 

And God blessed the seventh day, and sanctified it : 
because that in it he had rested from all his work 
which God created and made. 



SELECTION II 

Genesis vi. 5 - 22. 

And God saw that the wickedness of man was great 
in the earth, and that every imagination of the thoughts 
of his heart was only evil continually. 

And it repented the Lord that he had made man on 
the earth, and it grieved him at his heart. 

And the Lord said, I will destroy man whom I have 
created from the face of the earth ; both man, and 
beast, and the creeping thing, and the fowls of the air ; 
for it repenteth me that I have made them. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 107 

But Noah found grace in the eyes of the Lord. 

These are the generations of Noah : Noah was a just 
man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked 
with God. 

And Noah begat three sons, Shem, Ham, and Ja- 
pheth. 

The earth also was corrupt before God ; and the 
earth was filled with violence. 

And God looked upon the earth, and, behold, it was 
corrupt ; for all flesh had corrupted his way upon the 
earth. 

And God said unto Noah, The end of all flesh is 
come before me ; for the earth is filled with violence 
through them ; and, behold, 1 will destroy them with 
the earth. 

Make thee an ark of gopher wood ; rooms shalt thou 
make in the ark, and shalt pitch it within and without 
with pitch. 

And this is the fashion which thou shalt make it of: 
The length of the ark shall be three hundred cubits, 
the breadth of it fifty cubits, and the height of it thirty 
cubits. 

A window shalt thou make to the ark, and in a cu- 
bit shalt thou finish it above ] and the door of the ark 
shalt thou set in the side thereof ; with lower, second, 
and third stories shalt thou make it. 

And, behold, I, even I, do bring a flood of waters 
upon the earth, to destroy all flesh, wherein is the 
breath of life, from under heaven ; and everything that 
is in the earth shall die. 

But with thee will I establish my covenant ; and 



108 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

thou shalt come into the ark, thou, and thy sons, and 
thy wife, and thy sons' wives with thee. 

And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every 
sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive 
with thee ; they shall be male and female. 

Of fowls after their kind, and of cattle after their 
kind, of every creeping thing of the earth after his kind 3 
two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them 
alive. 

And take thou unto thee of all food that is eaten, 
and thou shalt gather it to thee ; and it shall be for 
food for thee, and for them. 

Thus did Noah ; according to all that God command- 
ed him, so did he. 



SELECTION III. 

Genesis vii. 

And the Lord said unto Noah, Come thou and all 
thy house into the ark ; for thee have I seen righteous 
before me in this generation. 

Of every clean beast thou shalt take to thee by sev- 
ens, the male and his female : and of beasts that are 
not clean by two, the male and his female. 

Of fowls also of the air by sevens, the male and the 
female ; to keep seed alive upon the face of all the 
earth. 

For yet seven days, and I will cause it to rain upon 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 109 

the earth forty days and forty nights ; and every Hv- 
ing substance that I have made will I destroy from off 
the face of the earth. 

And Noah did according unto all that the Lord 
commanded him. 

And Noah was six hundred years old when the flood 
of waters was upon the earth. 

And Noah went in, and his sons, and his wife, and 
his sons' wives with him, into the ark, because of the 
waters of the flood. 

Of clean beasts, and of beasts that are not clean, and 
of fowds, and of everything that creepeth upon the 
earth, 

There went in two and two unto Noah into the 
ark, the male and the female, as God had commanded 
Noah. 

And it came to pass after seven days, that the wa- 
ters of the flood were upon the earth. 

In the six hundredth year of Noah's life, in the sec- 
ond month, the seventeenth day of the month, the 
same day were all the fountains of the great deep 
broken up, and the windows of heaven were opened. 

And the rain was upon the earth forty days and 
forty nights. 

In the selfsame day entered Noah, and Shem, and 
Ham, and Japheth, the sons of Noah, and Noah's wife, 
and the three wives of his sons with them, into the ark ; 

They, and every beast after his kind, and all the 
cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that 
creepeth upon the earth after his kind, and every fowl 
after his kind, every bird of every sort. 



110 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

And they went in unto Noah into the ark, two and 
two of all flesh, wherein is the breath of life. 

And they that went in, went in male and female of 
all flesh, as God had commanded him : and the Lord 
shut him in. 

And the flood was forty days upon the earth ; and 
the waters increased, and bare up the ark, and it was 
lifted up above the earth. 

And the waters prevailed, and were increased great- 
ly upon the earth , and the ark went upon the face of 
the waters. 

And the waters prevailed exceedingly upon the 
earth ; and all the high hills, that were under the 
whole heaven, were covered. 

Fifteen cubits upward did the waters prevail ; and 
the mountains were covered. 

And all flesh died that moved upon the earth, 
both of fowl, and of cattle, and of beast, and of every 
creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth, and every 
man : 

All in whose nostrils was the breath of life, of all 
that was in the dry land, died. 

And every living substance was destroyed which was 
upon the face of the ground, both man, and cattle, and 
the creeping things, and the fowl of the heaven; and 
they were destroyed from the earth : and Noah only 
remained alive, and they that were with him in the 
ark. 

And the waters prevailed upon the earth a hundred 
and fifty days. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. Ill 

SELECTION IV. 

Genesis viii. 

And God remembered Noah, and every living thing, 
and all the cattle that was with him in the ark : and 
God made a wind to pass over the earth, and the wa- 
ters assuaged. 

The fountains also of the deep and the windows oi 
heaven were stopped, and the rain from heaven was 
restrained. 

And the waters returned from off the earth continu- 
ally : and after the end of the hundred and fifty days 
the waters were abated. 

And the ark rested in the seventh month, on the 
seventeenth day of the month, upon the mountains of 
Ararat. 

And the waters decreased continually until the tenth 
month : in the tenth month, on the first day of the 
month, were the tops of the mountains seen. 

And it came to pass at the end of forty days, that 
Noah opened the window of the ark which he had 
made : 

And he sent forth a raven, which went forth to and 
fro, until the waters were dried up from off the earth. 

Also he sent forth a dove from him, to see if the wa- 
ters were abated from off the face of the ground. 

But the dove found no rest for the sole of her foot, 
and she returned unto him into the ark ; for the wa- 
ters were on the face of the whole earth. Then he put 



112 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

forth liis hand, and took her, and pulled her in unto 
him into the ark. 

And he stayed yet other seven days ; and again he 
sent forth the dove out of the ark. 

And the dove came in to him in the evening, and, 
lo, in her mouth was an olive leaf plucked off : so Noah 
knew that the waters were abated from off the earth. 

And he stayed yet other seven days, and sent forth 
the dove, which returned not again unto him any 
more. 

And it came to pass in the six hundredth and first 
year, in the first month, the first day of the month, 
the waters were dried up from off the earth : and Noati 
removed the covering of the ark, and looked, and, be- 
hold, the face of the ground was dry. 

And in the second month, on the seventh and twen- 
tieth day of the month, was the earth dried. 

And God spake unto Noah, saying. 

Go forth of the ark, thou, and thy wife, and thy 
sons, and thy sons' wives with thee. 

Bring forth with thee every living thing that is with 
thee, of all flesh, both of fowl and of cattle, and of 
every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth ; 
that they may breed abundantly in the earth, and be 
fruitful, and multiply upon the earth. 

And Noah went forth, and his sons, and his wife, 
and his sons' wives with him : 

Every beast, every creeping thing, and OYerj fowl, 
and whatsoever creepeth upon the earth, after their 
kinds, w^ent forth out of the ark. 

And Noah builded an altar unto the Lord ; and 



BIBLE SELECTIOInS. 113 

took of every clean beast, and of every clean fowl, and 
offered burnt offerings on the altar. 

And the Lord smelled a sweet savor ; and the Lord 
said in his heart, I will not again curse the ground any 
more for man's sake ; for the imagination of man's 
heart is evil from his youth : neither wall I again smite 
any more every thing living, as I have done. 

While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, 
and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day 
and night shall not cease. 



SELECTION V. 



Genesis ix. 1-17,28,29. 



And God blessed Noah and his sons, and said unto 
them, Be fruitful, and multiply, and replenish the 
earth. 

And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be 
upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of 
the air, upon all that moveth upon the earth, and upon 
11 the fishes of the sea ; into your hand are they de- 
livered. 

Every moving thing that liveth shall be meat for you ; 
even as the green herb have I given you all things. 

But flesh with the life thereof, which is the blood 
thereof, shall ye not eat. 

And surely your blood of your lives will I require ; 
at the hand of every beast will I require it, and at the 



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hand of man ; at the hand of every man's brother will 
I requne the life of man. 

Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood 
be shed : for in the image of God made he man. 

And you, be ye fruitfid, and multiply ; bring forth 
abundantly in the earth, and multiply therein. 

And God spake unto Noah, and to his sons with 
him, saying, 

And 1, behold, I establish my covenant with you, 
and with your seed after you ; 

And with every living creature that is with you, of 
the fowl, of the cattle, and of every beast of the earth 
with you ; from all that go out of the ark, to every 
beast of the earth. 

And I will establish my covenant with you ; neither 
shall all flesh be cut off any more by the waters of 
a flood ; neither shall there any more be a flood to de- 
stroy the earth. 

And God said, This is the token of the covenant 
which I make between me and you and every living 
creature that is wdth you, for perpetual generations : 

I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a 
token of a covenant between me and the earth. 

And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over 
the earth, that a bow shall be seen in the cloud : 

And I will remember my covenant, which is between 
me and you and every living creature of all flesh ; and 
the waters shall no more become a flood to destroy all 
flesh. 

And the bow shall be in the cloud ; and I will look 
upon it, that I may remember the everlasting cove- 



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nant between God and every living creature of all flesh 
that is upon the earth. 

And God said unto Noah, This is the token of the 
covenant, which I have established betw^een me and 
all flesh that is upon the earth. 

And Noah lived after the flood three hundred and 
fifty years. 

And all the days of Noah were nine hundred and fifty 
years : and he died. 



SELECTION VI. 

Exodus xix. 1-13; 16-25. 

In the third month, when the children of Israel 
were gone forth out of the land of Egypt, the same 
day came they into the wilderness of Sinai. 

For they w^ere departed from Rephidim, and were 
come to the desert of Sinai, and had pitched in the 
wilderness ; and there Israel camped before the mount. 

And Moses w^ent up unto God, and the Lord called 
unto him out of the mountain, saying, Thus shalt thou 
say to the house of Jacob, and tell the children of Israel; 

Ye have seen what I did unto the Egyptians, and 
how I bare you on eagles' wings, and brought you unto 
myself 

Now therefore, if ye will obey my voice indeed, and 
keep my covenant, then ye shall be a peculiar treasure 
unto me above all people : for all the earth is mine : 



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And ye shall be unto me a kingdom of priests, and 
an holy nation. These are the words which thou shall 
speak unto the children of Israel. 

And Moses came and called for the elders of the 
people, and laid before their faces all these words which 
the Lord commanded him. 

And all the people answered together, and said, All 
that the Lord hath spoken we will do. And Moses re- 
turned the words of the people unto the Lord. 

And the Lord said unto Moses, Lo, I come unto thee 
in a thick cloud, that the people may hear when I 
speak with thee, and believe thee for ever. And Moses 
told the words of the people unto the Lord. 

And the Lord said unto Moses, Go unto the people, 
and sanctify them to-day and to-morrow, and let them 
wash their clothes. 

And be ready against the third day : for the third 
day the Lord will come down in the sight of all the 
people upon mount Sinai. 

And thou shalt set bounds unto the people round 
about, saying, Take heed to yourselves, that ye go not 
up into the mount, or touch the border of it : whoso- 
ever toucheth the mount shall be surely put to death : 

There shall not a hand touch it, but he shall sure- 
ly be stoned, or shot through ; whether it be beast or 
man, it shall not live : when the trumpet soundeth 
long, they shall come up to the mount. 

And it came to pass on the third day in the morn- 
ing, that there were thunders and lightnings, and a 
thick cloud upon the mount, and the voice of the 



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trumpet exceeding load ; so that all the people that 
were in the camp trembled. 

And Moses brought forth the people out of the camp 
to meet with God ; and they stood at the nether part 
of the mount. 

And mount Sinai was altogether on a smoke, because 
the Lord descended upon it in fire : and the smoke 
thereof ascended as the smoke of a furnace, and the 
whole mount quaked greatly. 

And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, 
and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God 
answered him by a voice. 

And the Lord came down upon mount Sinai, on the 
top of the mount : and the Lord called Moses up to 
the top of the mount ; and Moses went up. 

And the Lord said unto Moses, Go down- charge the 
people, lest they break through unto the Lo?^d to 
gaze, and many of them perish. 

And let the priests also, which come near to the 
Lord, sanctify themselves, lest the Lord break forth 
upon them. 

And Moses said unto the Lord, The people cannot 
come up to mount Sinai : for thou charged st us, saying. 
Set bounds about the mount, and sanctify it. 

And the Lord said unto him, Away, get thee down. 
and thou shalt come up, thou, and Aaron with thee \ 
but let not the priests and the people break through 
to come up unto the Lord, lest he break forth upon 
them. 

So Moses went down unto the people, and spake 
unto them. 



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SELECTION VII. 

Exodus xx. 1-23. 

And God spake all these words, saying, 

I am the Lord thy God, which have brought thee 
out of the land of Egypt, out of the house of bond- 
age. 

Thou shalt have no other gods before me. 

Thou shalt not make unto thee any graven image, 
or any likeness of anything that is in heaven above, 
or that is in the earth beneath, or that is in the water 
under the earth : 

Thou shalt not bow down thyself to them, nor serve 
them : for I the Lord thy God am a jealous God, visit- 
ing the iniquity of the fathers upon the children unto 
the third and fourth generation of them that hate me ; 

And showing mercy unto thousands of them that 
love me, and keep my commandments. 

Thou shalt not take the name of the Lord thy God 
in vain : for the Lord will not hold him guiltless that 
taketh his name in vain. 

Remember the Sabbath day, to keep it holy. 

Six days shalt thou labor, and do all thy work : 

But the seventh day is the Sabbath of the Lord thy 
God : in it thou shalt not do any work, thou, nor thy 
son, nor thy daughter, thy man-servant, nor thy maid- 
servant, nor thy cattle, nor thy stranger that is within 
thy gates : 

For in six days the Lord made heaven and earth. 



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the sea, and all that in them is, and rested the seventh 
day : wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath day, and 
hallowed it. 

Honor thy father and thy mother : that thy days 
may be long upon the land w^hich the Lord thy God 
giveth thee. 

Thon shalt not kill. 

Thon shalt not commit adultery. 

Thou shalt not steal. 

Thou shalt not bear false witness against thy neigh- 
bor. 

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's house, thou shalt 
not covet thy neighbor's wife, nor his man-servant, nor 
his maid-servant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor anything 
that is thy neighbor's. 

And all the people saw the thunderings, and the 
lightnings, and the noise of the trumpet, and the 
mountain smoking : and when the people saw it, they 
removed, and stood afar off. 

And they said unto Moses, Speak thou with us, and 
we will hear : but let not God speak w^ith us, lest we die. 

And Moses said unto the people, Fear not : for God 
is come to prove you, and that his fear may be before 
your faces, that je sin not. 

And the people stood afar off, and Moses drew near 
unto the thick darkness where God was. 

And the Lord said unto Moses, Thus thou shalt say 
unto the children of Israel, Ye have seen that I have 
talked with you from heaven. 

Ye shall not make with me gods of silver, neither 
shall ye make unto you gods of gold. 



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SELECTION VIII. 

Psalm i. 

Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel 
of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor 
sitteth in the seat of the scornful. 

But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in 
his law doth he meditate day and night. 

And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of 
water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season ; his 
leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth 
shall prosper. 

The ungodly are not so : but are like the chaff which 
the wind driveth away. 

Therefore the ungodly shall not stand in the judg- 
ment, nor sinners in the congregation of the righteous. 

For the Lord knoweth the way of the righteous*, 
but the way of the ungodly shall perish. 



SELECTION IX. 

Psalm hi. 

Lord, how are they increased that trouble me! 
many are they that rise up against me. 

Many there be which say of my soul, There is no 
help for him in God. Selah. 



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But thou, Lord, art a shield for me ; my glorj, 
and the lifter up of mine head. 

I cried unto the Lord with my voice, and he heard 
me out of his holy hill. Selah. 

I laid me down and slept ; I awaked ; for the Lord 
sustained me. 

1 will not be afraid of ten thousands of people, that 
have set themselves against me round about. 

Arise, Lord ; save me, my God : for thou hast 
smitten all mine enemies upon the cheek bone ] thou 
hast broken the teeth of the ungodly. 

Salvation belongeth unto the Lord : thy blessing is 
upon thy people. Selah. 



SELECTION X. 

Psalm iv. 

Hear me when I call, God of my righteousness : 
thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress ; have 
mercy upon me, and hear my prayer. 

ye sons of men, how long will ye turn my glory 
into shame % how long will ye love vanity, and seek 
after leasing] Selah. 

But know that the Lord hath set apart him that is 
godly for himself : the Lord will hear when I call unto 
him. 

Stand in awe, and sin not : commune with your own 
heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah. 



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Offer the sacrifices of righteousness, and put your 
trast in the Lord. 

There be many that say, Who will show us any good *? 
L^rd, lift thou up the light of thy countenance upon us. 

Thou hast put gladness in my heart, more than in 
the time that their corn and their wine increased. 

I will both lay me down in peace, and sleep : for 
thou, Lord, only makest me dwell in safety. 



SELECTION XI. 



• 

Psalm viii. 



LoRt) our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all 
the earth ! who hast set thy glory above the heavens. 

Out of the mouths of babes and sucklings hast thou 
ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou 
mightest still the enemy and the avenger. 

When I consider thy heavens, the work of thy fingers, 
the moon and the stars, which thou hast ordained ; 

What is man, that thou art mindful of him 1 and 
the son of man. that thou visitest him ? 

For thou hast made him a little lower than the 
angels, and hast crowned him with glory and honor. 

Thou madest him to have dominion over the works 
of thy hands ; thou hast put all things under his feet : 

All sheep and oxen, yea, and the beasts of the field ; 

The fowl of the air, and the fish of the sea, and 
^•diatsoever passeth through the paths of the seas. 



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Lord our Lord, how excellent is thy name in all 
the earth 1 



SELECTION XII. 

Psalm x. 

Why standest thou afar off, Lord'? why hidest 
thou thyself in times of trouble 1 

The wicked in his pride doth persecute the poor : let 
them be taken in the devices that they have imagined. 

For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and 
blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth. 

The wicked, through the pride of his countenance, 
will not seek after God : God is not in all his thoughts. 

His ways are always grievous ; thy judgments are 
far above out of his sight : as for all his enemies, he 
puffeth at them. 

He hath said in his heart, I shall not be moved : for 
I shall never be in adversity. 

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud : 
Under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 

He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages : in 
the secret places doth he murder the innocent : his 
eyes are privily set against the poor. 

He lieth in wait secretly as a lion in his den : he 
lieth in wait to catch the poor : he doth catch the poor, 
when he draweth him into his net. 

He croucheth, and humbleth himself, that the poor 
tnay fall by his strong ones. 



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He hath said in his heart, God hath forgotten : he 
hideth his face ; he will never see it. 

Arise, Lord ; God, lift up thine hand : forget 
not the humble. 

Wherefore doth the wicked contemn God ] he hath 
said in his heart, Thou wilt not require it. 

Thou hast seen it ; for thou beholdest mischief and 
spite, to requite it with thy hand : the poor committeth 
himself unto thee ; thou art the helper of the father- 
less. 

Break thou the arm of the wicked and the evil man : 
seek out his wickedness till thou find none. 

The Lord is King for ever and ever : the heathen 
are perished out of his land. 

Lord, thou hast heard the desire of the humble : 
thou w^ilt prepare their heart, thou wilt cause thine 
ear to hear : 

To judge the fatherless and the oppressed, that the 
man of the earth may no more oppress. 



SELECTION XIII. 

Psalm xv. 

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle 1 who shall 
dwell in thy holy hill 1 

He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteous- 
ness, and speaketh the truth in his heart. 

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 125 

evil to his neighbor, nor taketh up a reproach against 
lis neighbor. 

In whose eyes a vile person is contemned ; but he 
honoreth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth 
to his own hurt, and changeth not. 

He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor 
taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth 
these things shall never be moved. 



SELECTION XIV. 

Psalm xvm. 1-4 ; 6-36 ; 46-50. 

I WILL love thee, Lord, my strength. 

The Lord is my rock, and my fortress, and my de- 
liverer ; my God, my strength, in w^hom I will trust ; 
my buckler, and the horn of my salvation, and my 
high tower. 

I will call upon the Lord, who is worthy to be praised : 
so shall I be saved from mine enemies. 

The sorrows of death compassed me, and the floods 
of ungodly men made me afraid. 

In my distress I called upon the Lord, and cried 
unto my God : he heard my voice out of his temple, 
and my cry came before him, even into his ears. 

Then the earth shook and trembled ; the foundations 
also of the hills moved and were shaken, because he 
was wroth. 



126 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

There went up a smoke out of his nostrils, and fire 
out of his mouth devoured : coals were kindled by it. 

He bowed the heavens also, and came down : and 
darkness was under his feet. 

And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly : yea, he did 
fly upon the wings of the wind. 

He made darkness his secret place ; his pavilion 
round about him were dark waters and thick clouds 
of the skies. 

At the brightness that was before him his thick 
clouds passed, hail-stones and coals of fire. 

The Lord also thundered in the heavens, and the 
Highest gave his voice ; hail-stones and coals of fire. 

Yea, he sent out his arrows, and scattered them; 
and he shot out lightnings, and discomfited them. 

Then the channels of waters w^ere seen, and the foun- 
dations of the world were discovered at thy rebuke, 
Lord, at the blast of the breath of thy nostrils. 

He sent from above, he took me, he drew me out of 
many w^aters. 

He delivered me from my strong enemy, and from 
them which hated me : for they were too strong for me. 

They prevented me in the day of my calamity : but 
the Lord was my stay. 

He brought me forth also into a large place ; he 
delivered me, because he delighted in me. 

The Lord rew^arded me according to my righteous- 
ness ; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he 
recompensed me. 

For I have kept the ways of the Lord, and have »^t 
wickedly departed from my God. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 127 

For ali his judgments were before me, and I did not 
put away his statutes from me. 

I was also upright before him, and I kept myself 
from mine iniquity. 

Therefore hath the Lord recompensed me according 
to my righteousness, according to the cleanness of my 
hands in his eyesight. 

With the merciful thou wilt show thyself merciful ; 
wdth an upright man thou wilt show thyself upright ; 

With the pure thou wilt show thyself pure ] and 
with the froward thou wilt show thyself froward. 

For thou w41t save the afflicted people ; but wilt 
bring dow^n high looks. 

For thou wilt light my candle : the Lord my God 
will enlighten my darkness. 

For by thee I have run through a troop ; and by my 
God have I leaped over a wall. 

As for God, his w^ay is perfect : the w^ord of the 
Lord is tried : he is a buckler to all those that trust 
in him. 

For who is God save the Lord '] or who is a rock save 
our God '? 

It is God that girdeth me with streng-th, and maketh 
my way perfect. 

He maketh my feet like hinds' feet, and setteth me 
upon my high places. 

He teacheth my hands to war, so that a bow of steel 
is broken by mine arms. 

Thou hast also given me the shield of thy salvation : 
and thy right hand hath holden me up, and thy gen 
tleness hath made me great. 



128 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Thou hast enlarged my steps under me, that my feet 
did not slip. 

The Lord liveth ; and blessed be my rock ; and let 
the God of my salvation be exalted. 

It is God that avengeth me, and subdueth the people 
unto me. 

He delivereth me from mine enemies; yea, thou 
liftest me up above those that rise up against me : 
thou hast deUvered me from the violent man. 

Therefore will I give thanks unto thee, Lord, 
among the heathen, and sing praises unto thy name. 

Great deliverance giveth he to his king ; and showeth 
mercy to his anointed, to David, and to his seed .for 
evermore. 



SELECTION XV. 

Psalm xix. 

The heavens declare the glory of God ; and the 
firmament showeth his handiwork. 

Day unto day uttereth speech, and night unto night 
showeth knowledge. 

There is no speech nor language, where their voice 
is not heard. 

Their line is gone out through all the earth, and 
their words to the end of the world. In them hath he 
set a tabernacle for the sun. 

Which is as a bridegroom coming out of his cham- 
ber, and rejoiceth as a strong man to run a race. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 129 

His going forth is from the end of the heaven, and 
his circuit unto the ends of it : and there is nothing 
hid from the heat thereof 

The law of the Lord is perfect, converting the soul : 
the testimony of the Lord is sure, making wise the 
simple. 

The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the 
heart : the commandment of the Lord is pure, enlight- 
ening the eyes. 

The fear of the Lord is clean, enduring for ever : the 
judgments of the Lord are true and righteous alto- 
gether. 

More to be desired are they than gold, yea, than 
much fine gold : sweeter also than honey and the 
honeycomb. 

Moreover by them is thy servant warned : and in 
keeping of them there is great reward. 

Who can understand his errors'? cleanse thou me 
from secret faults. 

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins : 
let them not have dominion over me : then shall I be 
upright, and I shall be innocent from the great trans- 
gression. 

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of 
my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, Lord, my 
strength, and my redeemer. 



130 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION XVI. 

Psalm xxiii. 

The Lord is my shepherd ; I shall not want. 

He maketh me to lie down in green pastures : he lead 
^th me beside the still waters. 

He restoreth my soul : he leadeth me in the paths 
of righteousness for his name's sake. 

Yea, though I walk through the valley of the shadow 
of death, I will fear no evil : for thou art with me ; thy 
rod and thy staff they comfort me. 

Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of 
mine enemies : thou anointest my head with oil : my 
cup runneth over. 

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the 
days of my life : and I will dwell in the house of the 
Lord for ever. 



SELECTION XVII. 

Psalm xxiv. 

The earth is the Lord's, and the fulness thereof; the 
world and they that dwell therein. 

For he hath founded it upon the seas, and estab- 
lished it upon the floods. 

Who shall ascend into the hill of the Lord 1 or who 
shall stand in his holy place 1 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 131 

He that hath clean hands, and a pure heart ; who 
Lath not Ufted up his soul unto vanity, nor sworn de- 
ceitfully. 

He shall receive the blessing from the Lord, and 
righteousness from the God of his salvation. 

This is the generation of them that seek him, that 
seek thy face, Jacob. Selah. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates; and be ye lifted 
Lip, ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is this King of glory '? The Lord strong and 
mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. 

Lift up your heads, ye gates ; even lift them up, 
ye everlasting doors ; and the King of glory shall 
come in. 

Who is this King of glory ^ The Lord of hosts, he 
is the King of glory. Selah. 



SELECTION XVm. 

Psalm xxvii. 

The Lord is my light and my salvation ; whom shall 
I fear ? the Lord is the strength of my life ; of whom 
shall I be afraid 1 

When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, 
came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and 
fell. 

"T^hough a host should encamp against me. my heart 



132 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

shall not fear : though war should rise against me, in 
this will I be confident. 

One thing I have desired of the Lord, that w411 I 
seek after ; that I may dwell in the house of the Lord 
all the days of my life, to behold the beauty of the 
Lord, and to inquire in his temple. 

For in the time of trouble he shall hide me in his 
pavilion : in the secret of his tabernacle shall he hide 
me ; he shall set me up upon a rock. 

And now shall mine head be lifted up above mine 
enemies round about me : therefore will I offer in his 
tabernacle sacrifices of joy : I will sing, yea, I will sing 
praises unto the Lord. 

Hear, Lord, when I cry with my voice : have mercy 
also upon me, and answer me. 

When thou saidst, Seek ye my face ; my heart said 
unto thee, Thy face, Lord, will I seek. 

Hide not thy face far from me ; put not thy servant 
away m anger : thou hast been my help ; leave me not, 
neither forsake me, God of my salvation. 

When my father and my mother forsake me, then 
the Lord will take me up. 

Teach me thy way, Lord, and lead me in a plain 
path, because of mine enemies. 

Deliver me not over unto the will of mine enemies : 
for false witnesses are risen up against me, and such as 
breathe out cruelty. 

I had fainted, unless I had believed to see the good- 
ness of the Lord in the land of the living. 

Wait on the Lord : be of good courage, and he shall 
strengthen thine heart ; wait, I say, on the Lord. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 133 



SELECTION XIX. 

Psalm xxxii. 

Blessed is he whose transgression is forgiven, whose 
sin is covered. 

Blessed is the man unto whom the Lord imputeth 
not iniquity, and in whose spirit there is no guile. 

When I kept silence, my bones waxed old through 
my roaring all the day long. 

For day and night thy hand was heavy upon me : 
my moisture is turned into the drought of summer. 
Selah. 

I acknowledged my sin unto thee, and mine iniquity 
have I not hid. I said, I will confess my transgres- 
sions unto the Lord ; and thou forgavest the iniquity 
of my sin. Selah. 

For this shall every one that is godly pray unto thee 
in a time when thou mayest be found : surely in the 
floods of great waters they shall not come nigh unto 
him. 

Thou art my hiding place ; thou shalt preserve me 
from trouble ; thou shalt compass me about with songs 
of deliverance. Selah. 

I will hi struct thee and teach thee in the way which 
thou shalt go : I will guide thee with mine eye. 

Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have 
no understanding : wdiose mouth must be held in with 
bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee. 



134 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Many sorrows shall be to the wicked : but he that 
trusteth in the Lord, mercy shall compass him about. 

Be glad in the Lord, and rejoice, ye righteous : and 
shout for joy, all ye that are upright in heart. 



SELECTION XX. 

Psalm xxxiii. 

Rejoice in the Lord^ ye righteous : for prai i is 
comely for the upright. 

Praise the Lord with harp : sing unto him wii; the 
psaltery and an instrument of ten strings. 

Sing unto him a new song ; play skilfuU'^ with a 
loud noise. 

For the word of the Lord is right ; and al/ his works 
are done in truth. 

He loveth righteousness and judgment the earth is 
full of the goodness of the Lord. 

By the word of the Lord were th« V.eavens made ; 
and all the host of them by the brenrh of his mouth. 

He gathered the waters of the sea together as a 
heap : he layeth up the depth in storehouses. 

Let all the earth fear the Lord : let all the inhab- 
itants of the world stand in awe of him. 

For he spake, and it was done ; he commanded, and 
it stood fast. 

The Lord bringeth the counsel of the heathen to 
naught : he maketh the devices of the people of none 
effect. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 135 

The counsel of the Lord standeth forever, the 
thoughts of his heart to all generations. 

Blessed is the nation whose God is the Lord ; and 
the people whom he hath chosen for his own inheri- 
tance. 

The Lord looketh from heaven : he beholdeth all the 
sons of men. 

From the place of his habitation he looketh upon 
all the inhabitants of the earth. 

He fashioneth their hearts alike j he considereth all 
their works. 

There is no king saved by the multitude of a host ; 
a mighty man is not delivered by much strength. 

A horse is a vain thing for safety : neither shall he 
deliver any by his great strength. 

Behold, the eye of the Lord is upon them that fear 
him, upon them that hope in his mercy ; 

To deliver their souls from death, and to keep them 
alive in famine. 

Our soul waiteth for the Lord : he is our help and 
our shield. 

For our heart shall rejoice in him, because we have 
trusted in his holy name. 

Let thy mercy, Lord, be upon us, according as we 
hope in thee. 



136 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION XXI. 

Psalm xxxiv. 

I WILL bless the Lord at all times : his praise shall 
continually be in my mouth. 

My soul shall make her boast in the Lord : the 
humble shall hear thereof, and be glad. 

magnify the Lord with me, and let us exalt his 
name together. 

1 sought the Lord, and he heard me, and delivered 
me from all my fears. 

They looked unto him, and were lightened : and 
their faces were not ashamed. 

This poor man cried, and the Lord heard him, and 
saved him out of all his troubles. 

The angel of the Lord encampeth round about them 
that fear him, and delivereth them. 

taste and see that the Lord is good : blessed is 
the man that trusteth in him. 

fear the Lord, ye his saints : for there is no want 
to them that fear him. 

The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger : but 
they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing. 

Come, ye children, hearken unto me : I will teach 
you the fear of the Lord. 

What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many 
days, that he may see good 1 

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speak- 
ing guile. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 137 

Depart from evil, and do good ; seek peace, and pv*x- 
sue it. 

The eyes of the Lord are upon the righteous, and 
his ears are open unto their cry. 

The face of the Lord is against them that do evil, to 
cut off the remembrance of them from the earth. 

The righteous cry, and the Lord heareth, and deliv- 
ereth them out of all their troubles. 

The Lord is nigh unto them that are of a broken 
heart ; and saveth such as be of a contrite spirit. 

Many are the afflictions of the righteous : but the 
Lord delivereth him out of them all. 

He keepeth all his bones : not one of them is 
broken. 

Evil shall slay the wicked : and they that hate the 
righteous shall be desolate. 

The Lord redeemeth the soul of his servants : and 
none of them that trust in him shall be desolate. 



SELECTION XXII. 

Psalm xxxvi. 

The transgression of the wicked saith within my 
heart, that there is no fear of God before his eyes. 

For he flattereth himself in his own eyes, until his 
iniquity be found to be hateful. 

The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit : ho 
hath left off to be wise, and to do good. 



138 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

He deviseth mischief upon his bed ; he setteth him- 
self in a way that is not good ; he abhorreth not evil. 

Thy mercy, Lord, is in the heavens; and thy 
faithfulness reacheth unto the clouds. 

Thy righteousness is like the great mountains ; thy 
judgments are a great deep : Lord, thou preservest 
man and beast. 

How excellent is thy loving-kindness, God ! there- 
fore the children of men put their trust under the 
shadow of thy wings. 

They shall be abundantly satisfied with the fatness 
of thy house ; and thou shalt make them drink of the 
river of thy pleasures. 

For with thee is the fountain of life ; in thy light 
shall we see light. 

continue thy loving-kindness unto them that know 
thee ; and thy righteousness to the upright in heart. 

Let not the foot of pride come against me, and let 
not the hand of the wicked remove me. 

There are the w^orkers of iniquity fallen : they are 
cast down, and shall not be able to rise. 



SELECTION XXni. 

Psalm xxxvii. 1-11; 23-37. 

Fret not thyself because of evil doers, neither be 
thou envious against the workers of iniquity. 

For they sliall soon be cut down like the grass, and 
wither as the green herb. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 139 

Trust in the Lord, and do good ; so shalt thou dwell 
In the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. 

Delight thyself also in the Lord ; and he shall give 
thee the desires of thine heart. 

Commit thy way unto the Lord ; trust also in him ; 
and he shall bring it to pass. 

And he shall bring forth thy righteousness as the 
light, and thy judgment as the noonday. 

liest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him : fret 
not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, 
because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. 

Cease from anger, and forsake w^rath : fret not thyself 
in any wise to do evil. 

For evil doers shall be cut off: but those that wait 
upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth. 

For yet a little while, and the wicked shall not be : 
yea, thou shalt diligently consider his place, and it shall 
not be. 

But the meek shall inherit the earth ; and shall de- 
light themselves in the abundance of peace. 

The steps of a good man are ordered by the Lord : 
and he delighteth in his way. 

Though he fall, he shall not be utterly cast dow^n : 
for the Lord upholdeth him with his hand. 

I have been young, and now am old ; yet have I not 
seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread. 

He is ever merciful, and lendeth ; and his seed is 
blessed. 

Depart fi^om evil, and do good ; and dwell for ever- 
more. 



140 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

For the Lord loveth judgment, and forsaketh not his 
saints ; they are preserved for ever : but the seed of 
the wicked shall be cut off. 

The righteous shall inherit the land, and dwell therein 
for ever. 

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and 
his tongue talketh of judgment. 

The law of his God is in his heart ; none of his steps 
shall slide. 

The wicked watcheth the righteous, and seeketh to 
slay him. 

The Lord will not leave him in his hand, nor con- 
demn him when he is judged. 

Wait on the Lord, and keep his way, and he shall 
exalt thee to inherit the land : when the wicked are 
cut off, thou shalt see it. 

I have seen the wicked in great power, and spreading 
himself like a green bay -tree. 

Yet he passed away, and, lo, he was not : yea, I 
sought him, but he could not be found. 

Mark the perfect man, and behold the upright ; for 
the end of that man is peace. 



SELECTION XXIV. 

Psalm xl. 1-13; 16, 17. 

I WAITED patiently for the Lord ; and he inclined 
unto me, and heard my cry. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 141 

He brought me up also out of a horrible pit, out of 
the miry clay, and set my feet upon a rock, and estab- 
lished my goings. 

And he hath put a new song in my mouth, even 
praise unto our God : many shall see it, and fear, and 
shall trust in the Lord. 

Blessed is that man that maketh the Lord his trust, 
and respect eth not the proud, nor such as turn aside to 
lies. 

Many, Lord my God, are thy wonderful works 
which thou hast done, and thy thoughts which are to 
US-ward : they cannot be reckoned up in order unto 
thee : if I would declare and speak of them, they are 
more than can be numbered. 

Sacrifice and ofiering thou didst not desire ; mine 
ears hast thou opened : burnt-offering and sin-offering 
hast thou not required. 

Then said I, Lo, I come : in the volume of the book 
it is written of me. 

I delight to do thy will, my God : yea, thy law is 
within my heart. 

I have preached righteousness in the great congrega- 
tion : lo, I have not refrained my lips, Lord, thou 
knowest. 

I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart ; 
T have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation : I 
have not concealed thy loving-kindness and thy truth 
from the great congregation. 

Withhold not thou thy tender mercies from me, 
Lord ; let thy loving-kindness and thy truth continually 
preserve me. 



142 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

For innumerable evils have compassed me about : 
mine iniquities have taken hold upon me, so that I am 
not able to look up ; they are more than the hairs of 
mine head : therefore my heart faileth me. 

Be pleased, Lord, to deliver me : Lord, make 
haste to help me. 

Let all those that seek thee rejoice and be glad in 
thee : let such as love thy salvation say continually. 
The Lord be magnified. 

But T am poor and needy ; yet the Lord thinketh 
upon me : thou art my help and my deliverer ; make 
no tarrying, my God. 



SELECTION XXV. 

Psalm xlii. 1-11. 

As the hart panteth after the water-brooks, so panteth 
my soul after thee, God. 

My soul thirsteth for God, for the living God : when 
shall I come and appear before God ] 

My tears have been my meat day and night, while 
they continually say unto me, Where is thy God 1 

When I remember these things, I pour out my soul 
in me : for I had gone with the- multitude, I went 
with them to the house of God, with the voice of joy 
and praise, with a multitude that kept holy-day. 

Why art thou cast down, my soul 'I and why art 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 143 

thou disquieted in me '] hope thou in God : for I shall 
yet praise him for the help of his countenance. 

my God, my soul is cast down within me : there- 
fore w411 I remember thee from the land of Jordan, and 
of the Hermonites, from the hill Mizar. 

Deep calleth unto deep at the noise of thy water- 
spouts : all thy waves and thy billows are gone over me. 

Yet the Lord will command his loving-kindness in 
the day-time, and in the night his song shall be with 
me, and my prayer unto the God of my life. 

•I will say unto God my rock, Why hast thou forgot- 
ten me ^ why go I mourning because of the oppression 
of the enemy? 

As w^ith a sword in my bones, mine enemies reproach 
me ; while they say daily unto me, Where is thy God 1 

Why art thou cast down, my soul 1 and why art 
thou disquieted within me 1 hope thou in God : for I 
shall yet praise him, w^ho is the health of my counte- 
nance, and my God. 



SELECTION XXVI. 

Psalm xlvi. 

God is our refuge and strength, a very present help 
in trouble. 

Therefore will not we fear, though the earth be re- 
moved, and though the mountains be carried into the 
midst of the sea ; 



144 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Though the waters thereof roar and be troubled, 
though the mountains shake with the swelUng thereof. 
Selah. 

There is a river, the streams whereof shall make glad 
the city of God, the holy place of the tabernacles of the 
Most High. 

God is in the midst of her ; she shall not be moved : 
God shall help her, and that right early. 

The heathen raged, the kingdoms were moved : he 
uttered his voice, the earth melted. 

The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob*is 
our refuge. Selah. 

Come, behold the works of the Lord, what desola- 
tions he hath made in the earth. 

He maketh wars to cease unto the end of the earth ; 
he breaketh the bow, and cutteth the spear in sunder ; 
he burneth the chariot in the fire. 

Be still, and know that I am God : I will be exalted 
among the heathen. I will be exalted in the earth. 

The Lord of hosts is with us ; the God of Jacob is 
our refuge. Selah. 



SELECTION XXVII. 

Psalm xlviii. 1-5; 7-14. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised in the 
city of our God, in the mountain of his holiness. 
Beautiful for situation, the joy of the whole earth, 



BIBLE SELECTIOXS. 145 

is Mount Zioii, on the sides of the north, the city of 
the great King. 

God is known in her palaces for a refnge. 

For, lo, the kings were assembled, they passed by 
together. 

They saw^ it, and so they marvelled ; they were 
troubled, and hasted away. 

Thou breakest the ships of Tarshish with an east 
wind. 

As w^e have heard, so have w^e seen in the city of the 
Lord of hosts, in the city of our God : God will estab- 
lish it for ever. Selah. 

We have thought of thy loving-kindness, God, in 
the midst of thy temple. 

According to thy name, God, so is thy praise unto 
the ends of the earth : thy right hand is full of right- 
eousness. 

Let Mount Zion rejoice, let the daughters of Judah 
be glad, because of thy judgments. 

Walk about Zion, and go round about her : tell the 
towers thereof. 

Mark ye well her bulwarks, consider her palaces : 
that ye may tell it to the generation following. 

For this God is our God for ever and ever : he will 
be our guide even unto death. 



146 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION XXVIII. 

Psalm li. 

Have mercy upon me, God, according to thy 
loving-kindness : according imto the multitude of thy 
tender mercies blot out my transgressions. 

Wash me thoroughly from mine iniquity, and cleanse 
me from my sin. 

For I acknowledge my transgressions : and my sin is 
ever before me. 

Against thee, thee only, have I sinned, and done this 
evil in thy sight : that thou mightest be justified when 
thou speakest, and be clear w^hen thou judgest. 

Behold, I was shapen in iniquity ; and in sin did my 
mother conceive me. 

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts : and 
in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom. 

Pm-ge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean : wash 
me, and I shall be whiter than snow. 

Make me to hear joy and gladness ; that the bones 
which thou hast broken may rejoice. 

Hide thy face from my sins, and blot out all mine 
iniquities. 

Create in me a clean heart, God ; and renew a 
right spirit w^ithin me. 

Cast me not away from thy presence ; and take not 
thy Holy Spirit from me. 

Restore unto me the joy of thy salvation ; and up- 
hold me with thy free Spirit. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 147 

Then 1 will teach transgressors thy ways ] and sin- 
ners shall be converted unto thee. 

Deliver me from blood-guiltiness, God, thou God 
of my salvation : and my tongue shall sing aloud of 
thy righteousness. 

Lord, open thou my lips; and my mouth shall 
show forth thy praise. 

For thou desirest not sacrifice ; else would I give it : 
thou delightest not in burnt-offering. 

The sacrifices of God are a broken spirit : a broken 
and a contrite heart, God, thou wilt not despise. 

Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion : build thou 
the walls of Jerusalem. 

Then shalt thou be pleased with the sacrifices of 
righteousness, with burnt-offering and whole burnt- 
offering ; then shall they offer bullocks upon thine 
altar. 



SELECTION XXIX. 

Psalm lxii. 

Truly my soul waiteth upon God : from him cometh 
my salvation. 

He only is my rock and my salvation ; he is my de- 
fence ; I shall not be greatly moved. 

How long will ye imagine mischief against a man? 
ye shall be slain all of you : as a bowing wall shall ye 
be, and as a tottering fence. 

They only consult to cast him down from his excel- 



148 BIBLE SELECTIONS, 

lency : they delight in lies : thej bless with their 
mouth, but they curse inwardly. Selah. 

My soul, wait thou onl}^ upon God ; for my expec- 
tation is from him. 

He only is my rock and my salvation : he is my de- 
fence ; I shall not be moved. 

In God is my salvation and my glory : the rock of 
my strength, and my refuge, is in God. 

Trust in him at all times ; ye people, pour out your 
heart before him : God is a refuge for us. Selah. 

Surely men of low degree are vanity, and men of 
high degree are a lie : to be laid in the balance, they 
are altogether lighter than vanity. 

Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in rob- 
bery : if riches increase, set not your heart upon them. 

God hath spoken once ; twice have I heard this ; that 
power belongeth unto God. 

Also unto thee, Lord, belongeth mercy : for thou 
renderest to every man according to his work. 



SELECTION XXX. 

Psalm lxtii. 

God, thou art my God ; early will I seek thee : 
my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in 
a dry and thirsty land, where no water is ; 

To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen 
thee in the sanctuary. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 149 

Because thy loving-kindness is better than Hfe, my 
Hps shall praise thee. 

Thus will I bless thee while I live : I will lift up my 
hands in thy name. 

My soul shall be satisfied as with marrow and fatness; 
and my mouth shall praise thee with joyful lips : 

When I remember thee upon my bed, and meditate 
on thee in the night watches. 

Because thou hast been my help, therefore in the 
shadow of thy wings will I rejoice. 

My soul followeth hard after thee : thy right hand 
upholdeth me. 

But those that seek my soul, to destroy it, shall go 
into the lower parts of the earth. 

They shall fall by the sword : they shall be a portion 
for foxes. 

But the king shall rejoice in God ; every one that 
sweareth by him shall glory : but the mouth of them 
that speak lies shall be stopped. 



SELECTION XXXI. 

Psalm lxv. 

Praise waiteth for thee, God, in Zion : and unto 
thee shall the vow be performed. 

thou that hearest prayer, unto thee shall all flesh 
come. 

Iniquities prevail against me : as for our transgres- 
sious, thou shalt purge them away. 



150 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Blessed is the man whom thou choosest, and causest 
to approach unto thee, that he may dwell in thy courts : 
we shall be satisfied with the goodness of thy house, 
even of thy holy temple. 

By terrible things in righteousness wilt thou answer 
us, God of our salvation ] who art the confidence of 
all the ends of the earth, and of them that are afar ofi' 
upon the sea : 

Which by his strength setteth fast the mountains ; 
being girded with power : 

Which stilleth the noise of the seas, the noise of 
their weaves, and the tumult of the people. 

They also that dw^ell in the uttermost parts are 
afraid at thy tokens : thou makest the outgoings of 
the morning and evening to rejoice. 

Thou visitest the earth, and waterest it : thou greatly 
enrichest it with the river of God, which is full of 
water : thou preparest them corn, when thou hast so 
provided for it. 

Thou w^aterest the ridges thereof alnuidantly : thou 
settlest the furrows thereof : thou makest it soft with 
showers : thou blessest the springing thereof. 

Thou crownest the year with thy goodness ; and thy 
paths drop fatness. 

They drop upon the pastures of the wilderness : and 
the little hills rejoice on every side. 

The pastures are clothed with flocks ; the valleys 
also are covered over with corn ; they shout for joy, 
they also sing. 



BIBLK SELECTIONS. 151 

SELECTION XXXIL 

Psalm lxvi. 

Make a joyful noise unto God, all ye lands : 

Sing forth the honor of his name : make his praise 
glorious. 

Say unto God, How terrible art thou in thy works ! 
through the greatness of thy power shall thine enemies 
submit themselves unto thee. 

All the earth shall worship thee, and shall sing unto 
thee ; they shall sing to thy name. Selah. 

Come and see the works of God : he is terrible in 
his doing toward the children of men. 

He turned the sea into dry land : they went through 
the flood on foot : there did w^e rejoice in him. 

He ruleth by his power for ever; his eyes behold 
the nations : let not the rebellious exalt themselves. 
Selah. 

bless our God, ye people, and make the voice of 
his praise to be heard : 

Which holdeth our soul in life, and suffereth not our 
feet to be moved. 

For thou, God, hast proved us : thou hast tried us, 
as silver is tried. 

Thou broughtest us into the net ; thou laidst afflic- 
tion upon our loins. 

Thou hast caused men to ride over our heads ; we 
went through fire and through water : but thou brought- 
est us out into a wealthy place. 



152 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

I will go into thy house with burnt-offerings : I will 
pay thee my vows, 

Which my lips have uttered, and my mouth hath 
Hpoken, w^hen I was in trouble. 

I will offer imto thee burnt sacrifices of fatlings, with 
the incense of rams ; I will offer bullocks with goats. 
Selah. 

Come and hear, all ye that fear God, and I will de- 
clare what he hath done for my soul. 

I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was ex- 
tolled with my tongue. 

If I regard iniquity in my heart, the Lord will not 
hear me : 

But verily God hath heard me : he hath attended to 
the voice of my prayer. 

Blessed be God, which hath not turned away my 
prayer, nor his mercy from me. 



SELECTION XXXIII. 

Psalm lxxhi. 1-26. 

Truly God is good to Israel, even to such as are of 
a clean heart. 

But as for me, my feet were almost gone ; my steps 
had wellnigh slipped. 

For I was envious at the foolish, when I saw the 
prosperity of the wicked. 

For there are no bands in their death : but their 
strength is firm. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 153 

They are not in troable as other men ; neither are 
they plagned like other men. 

Therefore pride compasseth them about as a chain ; 
violence covereth them as a garment. 

Their eyes stand out with fatness : they have more 
than heart could wish. 

They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning 
oppression : they speak loftily. 

They set their mouth against the heavens, and their 
tongue walketh through the earth. 

Therefore his people return hither : and waters of a 
full cup are wrung out to them. 

And they say, How doth God know ? and is there 
knowledge in the Most High 1 

Behold, these are the ungodly, who prosper in the 
world j they increase in riches. 

Verily I have cleansed my heart in vain, and washed 
my hands in innocency. 

For all the day long have I been plagued, and chas- 
tened every morning. 

If I say, I will speak thus ; behold, I should offend 
against the generation of thy children. 

When I thought to know this, it was too painful for me ; 

Until I went into the sanctuary of God ; then under- 
stood I their end. 

Surely thou didst set them in slippery places : thou 
castedst them down into destruction. 

How are they brought into desolation, as in a mo- 
ment ! they are utterly consumed with terrors. 

As a dream when one awaketh ; so, Lord, when 
thou awakest, thou shalt despise their image. 



154 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Thus my heart was grieved, and I was pricked in my 
reins. 

So fooHsh was I, and ignorant : I was as a beast 
before thee. 

Nevertheless I am continually with thee : thou hast 
holden me by my right hand. 

Thou shalt guide me with thy counsel, and afterward 
receive me to glory. 

Whom have I in heaven but thee '? and there is none 
upon earth that T desire besides thee. 

My flesh and my heart faileth : but God is the 
strength of my heart, and my portion for ever. 



SELECTION XXXIV. 

Psalm xc. 

Lord, thou hast been our dwelling-place in all gen- 
erations. 

Before the mountains were brought forth, or ever 
thou hadst formed the earth and the world, even from 
everlasting to everlasting, thou art God. 

Thou turnest man to destruction ; and sayest, Re- 
turn, ye children of men. 

For a thousand years in thy sight are but as yester- 
day when it is past, and as a watch in the night. 

Thou carriest them away as with a flood ; they are 
as a sleep : in the morning they are like grass which 
groweth up. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 155 

In the morning it flourisheth, and groweth up ; in 
the evening it is cut down, and withereth. 

For we are consumed by thine anger, and by thy 
wrath are we troubled. 

Thou hast set our iniquities before thee, our secret 
sins in the hght of thy countenance. 

For all our days are passed away in thy wrath : we 
spend our years as a tale that is told. 

The days of our years are threescore years and ten ; 
and if by reason of strength they be fourscore years, 
yet is their strength labor and sorrow ; for it is soon 
cut off, and we fly away. 

Who knoweth the power of thine anger '? even ac- 
cording to thy fear, so is thy wrath. 

So teach us to number our days that we may apply 
our hearts unto wisdom. 

Return, Lord, bow long? and let it repent thee 
concerning thy servants. 

satisfy us early with thy mercy ; that w^e may 
rejoice and be glad all our days. 

Make us glad according to the days wherein thou 
hast afflicted us, and the years wherein we have seen 
evil. 

Let thy work appear unto thy servants, and thy 
glory unto their children. 

And let the beauty of the Lord our God be upon 
us : and establish thou the w^ork of our hands upon 
us ; yea, the work of our hands establish thou it. 



156 BIBLE SELECTIONS. . 

SELECTION XXXV. 

Psalm xci. 

He that dwelleth in the secret place of the Most 
High shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty. 

T will say of the Lord, He is my refuge and my for- 
tress : my God ; in him will I trust. 

Surely he shall deliver thee from the snare of the 
fowler, and from the noisome pestilence. 

He shall cover thee with his feathers, and under his 
wings shalt thou trust ; his truth shall be thy shield 
and buckler. 

Thou shalt not be afraid for the terror by night ; 
nor for the arrow that flieth by day ; 

Nor for the pestilence that walketh in darkness ; nor 
for the destruction that wasteth at noonday 

A thousand shall Ml at thy side, and ten thousand 
at thy right hand ; but it shall not come nigh thee. 

Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold and see the 
reward of the wicked. 

Because thou hast made the Lord, which is my 
refuge, even the Most High, thy habitation ; 

There shall no evil befall thee, neither shall any 
plague come nigh thy dwelling. 

For he shall give his angels charge over thee, to 
keep thee in all thy ways. 

They shall bear thee up in their hands, lest thou 
dash thy foot against a stone. 

Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder : the 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 157 

young lion and the dragon shalt thou trample under 
feet. 

Because he hath set his love upon me, therefore will 
I deliver him : I will set him on high, because he hath 
known my name. 

He shall call upon me, and I will answer him: I 
will be with him in trouble ] I will deliver him, and 
honor him. 

With long life will I satisfy him, and show him my 
salvation. 



SELECTION XXXVI. 

Psalm xciti. 

The Lord reigneth, he is clothed with majesty ; the 
Lord is clothed with strength, wherewith he hath girded 
himself : the world also is established, that it cannot be 
moved. 

Thy throne is established of old : thou art from 
everlasting. 

The floods have lifted up, Lord, the floods have 
lifted up their voice ; the floods lift up their waves. 

The Lord on high is mightier than the noise of 
many waters, yea, than the mighty waves of the sea. 

Thy testimonies are very sure : holiness becometh 
thy house, Lord, for ever. 



158 biblp: selections. 

SELECTION XXXVII. 

Psalm xciv. 1-22. 

Lord God, to whom vengeance belongeth ; God, 
to whom vengeance belongeth, show thyself. 

Lift up thyself, thou Judge of the earth : render a 
reward to the proud. 

Lord, how long shall the wicked, how long shall the 
wicked triumph '? 

How long shall they utter and speak hard things'? 
and all the workers of iniquity boast themselves 1 

They break in pieces thy people, Lord, and afflict 
thine heritage. 

They slay the widow and the stranger, and murder 
the fatherless. 

Yet they say, the Lord shall not see, neither shall 
the God of Jacob regard it. 

Understand, ye brutish among the people : and ye 
fools, when will ye be wise ] 

He that planted the ear, shall he not hear] he that 
formed the eye, shall he not see ? 

He that chastiseth the heathen, shall not he correct ] 
he that teacheth man knowledge, shall not he know'? • 

The Lord knoweth the thoughts of man, that they 
are vanity 

Blessed is the man whom thou chastenest, Lord, 
and teachest him out of thy law ; 

That thou mayest give him rest from the days of 
adversity, until the pit be digged for the wicked. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 159 

For the Lord will not cast off his people, neither 
will he forsake his inheritance. 

But judgment shall return unto righteousness ; and 
all the upright in heart shall follow it. 

Who will rise up for me against the evil doers 1 or 
who will stand up for me against the workers of iniquity 1 

Unless the Lord had been my help, my soul had 
almost dwelt in silence. 

When I said, My foot slippeth ; thy mercy, Lord, 
held me up. 

In the multitude of my thoughts within me thy 
comforts delight my soul. 

Shall the throne of iniquity have fellowship with 
thee, which frame th mischief by a law 1 

They gather themselves together against the soul of 
the righteous, and condemn the innocent blood. 

But the Lord is my defence ; and my God is the 
rock of my refuge. 



SELECTION XXXVm. 

Psalm xcv. 

COME, let us sing unto the Lord : let us make a 
joyful noise to the Rock of our salvation. 

Let us come before his presence with thanksgiving, 
and make a joyful noise unto him with psalms. 

For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above 
all gods. 



160 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

In his hand are the deep places of the earth : the 
strength of the hills is his also. 

The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands 
formed the dry land. 

come, let us worship and bow down : let us kneel 
before the Lord our maker. 

For he is our God ; and we are the people of his 
pasture, and the sheep of his hand. To-day if ye will 
hear his voice. 

Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and 
as in the day of temptation in the wilderness : 

When your fathers tempted me, proved me, and 
saw my work. 

Forty years long was I grieved with this generation, 
and said. It is a people that do err in their heart, and 
they have not known my ways : 

Unto whom I sware in my wrath that they should 
not enter into my rest. 



SELECTION XXXIX. 

Psalm xcvi. 

SING unto the Lord a new song : sing unto the 
Lord, all the earth. 

Sing unto the Lord, bless his name ; show forth his 
salvation from day to day. 

Declare his glory among the heathen, his wonders 
among all people. 



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For the Lord is great, and greatly to be praised ; he 
is to be feared above all gods. 

For all the gods of the nations are idols : but the 
Lord made the heavens. 

Honor and majesty are before him : strength and 
beauty are in his sanctuary. 

Give unto the Lord, ye kindreds of the people, 
give unto the Lord glory and strength. 

Give unto the Lord the glory due unto his name : 
bring an offering, and come into his courts. 

worship the Lord in the beauty of holiness : fear 
before him, all the earth. 

Say among the heathen that the Lord reigneth : the 
world also shall be established that it shall not be 
moved : he shall judge the people righteously. 

Let the heavens rejoice, and let the earth be glad ; 
let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof 

Let the field be joyful, and all that is therein : then 
shall all the trees of the wood rejoice 

Before the Lord : for he cometh, for he cometh to 
judge the earth : he shall judge the world with right- 
eousness, and the people with his truth. 



SELECTION XL. 

Psalm lxi. 

Hear my cry, God ; attend unto my prayer. 
From the end of the earth will I cry unto thee, 



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when my heart is overwhelmed : lead me to the Rock 
that is higher than I. 

For thou hast been a shelter for me, and a strong 
tower from the enemy. 

I will abide in thv tabernacle for ever : I will trust 
in the covert of thy wings. Selah. 

For thou, God, hast heard my vows : thou hast 
given me the heritage of those that fear thy name. 

Thou w^ilt prolong the king's life ; and his years as 
many generations. 

He shall abide before God for ever : prepare mercy 
and truth, which may preserve him. 

So will I sing praise unto thy name for ever, that I 
may daily perform my vows. 



SELECTION XLI. 

Psalm xcvii. 

The Lord reigneth ; let the earth rejoice ; let the 
multitude of isles be glad thereof 

Clouds and darkness are round about him : right- 
eousness and judgment are the habitation of his 
throne. 

A fire goeth before him, and burneth up his enemies 
round about. 

His lightnings enlightened the world : the earth 
saw, and trembled. 

The hills melted like wax at the presence of the 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 163 

Lord, at the presence of the Lord of the whole 
earth. 

The heavens declare his righteousness, and all the 
people see his glory. 

Confounded be all they that serve graven images, 
that boast themselves of idols : worship him, all ye 
gods. 

Zion heard, and was glad; and the daughters of 
Judah rejoiced because of thy judgments, Lord. 

For thou. Lord, art high above all the earth : thou 
art exalted far above all gods. 

Ye that love the Lord, hate evil : he preserveth the 
souls of his saints ; he delivereth them out of the 
hand of the wicked. 

Light is sown for the righteous, and gladness for the 
upright in heart. 

Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous ; and give thanks 
at the remembrance of his holiness. 



SELECTION XLII 

Psalm xcviii. 

SING unto the Lord a new song ; for he hath don^ 
marvellous things : his right hand, and his holy arm, 
hath gotten him the victory. 

The Lord hath made known his salvation : his right- 
eousness hath he openly showed in the sight of the 
heathen. 



164 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

He hath remembered his mercy and his truth toward 
the house of Israel : all the ends of the earth have seen 
the salvation of our God. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all the earth : 
make a loud noise, and rejoice, and sing praise. 

Sing unto the Lord with the harp ; with the harp, 
and the voice of a psalm. 

With trumpets and sound of cornet make a joyful 
noise before the Lord^ the King. 

Let the sea roar, and the fulness thereof; the world, 
and they that dwell therein. 

Let the floods clap their hands : let the hills be joy- 
ful together 

Before the Lord ; for he cometh to judge the earth : 
with righteousness shall he judge the world, and the 
people with equity. 



SELECTION XLIII. 

Psalm c. 

Make a joyful noise unto the Lord, all ye lands. 

Serve the Lord with gladness : come before his pres- 
ence with singing. 

Know ye that the Lord he is God : it is he that hath 
made us, and not w^e ourselves ; we are his people, and 
the sheep of his pasture. 

Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his 
courts with praise : be thankful unto him, and bless his 
name. 



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For the Lord is good ; his mercy is everlasting j and 
his truth endureth to all generations. 



SELECTION XLIV. 

Psalm cm. 

Bless the Lord, my soul : and all that is within 
me, bless his holy name. 

Bless the Lord, my soul, and forget not all his 
benefits : 

Who forgiveth all thine iniquities ; who healeth all 
thy diseases : 

Who redeemeth thy life from destruction ; who crown- 
eth thee with loving-kindness and tender mercies ; 

Who satisfieth thy mouth with good things ; so that 
thy youth is renewed like the eagle's. 

The Lord execute th righteousness and judgment for 
all that are oppressed. 

He made known his ways unto Moses, his acts unto 
the children of Israel. 

The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and 
plenteous in mercy. 

He will not always chide : neither will he keep his 
anger for ever. 

He hath not dealt with us after our sins ; nor re- 
warded us according to our iniquities. 

For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great 
is his mercy toward them that fear him. 



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As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he 
removed our transgressions from us. 

Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord 
pitieth them that fear him 

For he knoweth our frame ; he remembereth that we 
are dust. 

As for man, his days are as grass : as a flower of the 
field, so he flourisheth. 

For the wind passeth over it, and it is gone ; and the 
place thereof shall know it no more. 

But the mercy of the Lord is from everlasting to 
everlasting upon them that fear him, and his right- 
eousness unto children's children ; 

To such as keep his covenant, and to those that re- 
member his commandments to do them. 

The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens ; 
and his kingdom ruleth over all. 

Bless the Lord, ye his angels, that excel in strength, 
that do his commandments, hearkening unto the voice 
of his word. 

Bless ye the Lord, all ye his hosts ; ye ministers of 
his, that do his pleasure. 

Bless the Lord, all his works in all places of his 
dominion : bless the Lord, my soul. 



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SELECTION XLY. 

Psalm cv. 

GIVE thanks unto the Lord ; call upon his name : 
make known his deeds among the people. 

Sing unto him, sing psalms unto him : talk ye of all 
his wondrous works. 

Glory ye in his holy name : let the heart of them 
rejoice that seek the Lord. 

Seek the Lord, and his strength : seek his face ever- 
more. 

Remember his marvellous works that he hath done ; 
his wonders, and the judgments of his mouth ; 

ye seed of Abraham his servant, ye children of 
Jacob his chosen. 

He is the Lord our God : his judgments are in all 
the earth. 

He hath remembered his covenant for ever, the word 
which he commanded to a thousand generations. 

Which covenant he made with Abraham, and his 
oath unto Isaac ; 

And confirmed the same unto Jacob for a law, and to 
Israel for an everlasting covenant : 

Saying, Unto thee will I give the land of Canaan, the 
lot of your inheritance : 

When they were but a few men in number ; yea, 
very few, and strangers in it. 

When they went from one nation to another, from 
one kingdom to another people j 



168 BIBLE SPXECTIONS. 

He suffered no man to do them wrong : yea, he re- 
proved kings for their sakes ; 

Saying, Touch not mine anointed, and do my proph- 
ets no harm. 

Moreover he called for a famine upon the land : he 
brake the whole staff of bread. 

He sent a man before them, even Joseph, w^ho w^as 
sold for a servant : 

Whose feet they hurt with fetters : he was laid in 
iron : 

Until the time that his word came : the word of the 
Lord tried him. 

The king sent and loosed him ; even the ruler of the 
people, and let him go free. 

He made him lord of his house, and ruler of all his 
substance : 

To bind his princes at his pleasure ; and teach his 
senators wisdom. 

Israel also came into Egypt ; and Jacob sojourned 
in the land of Ham. 

And he increased his people greatly ; and made them 
stronger than their enemies. 

He turned their heart to hate his people, to deal 
subtilely with his servants. 

He sent Moses his servant ; and Aaron whom he 
had chosen. 

They showed his signs among them, and w^onders in 
the land of Ham. 

He sent darkness, and made it dark ; and they re- 
belled not against his word. 

He turned their waters into blood, and slew their fish 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 169 

Their land brought forth frogs in abundance, in the 
chambers of their kings. 

He spake, and there came divers sorts of flies, and 
lice in all their coasts. 

He gave them hail for rain, and flaming fire in their 
land. 

He smote their vines also and their fig-trees ; and 
brake the trees of their coasts. 

He spake, and the locusts came, and caterpillars, 
and that without number, 

And did eat up all the herbs in their land, and de- 
voured the fruit of their ground. 

He smote also all the first-born in their land, the 
chief of all their strength. 

He brought them forth also with silver and gold : 
and there was not one feeble person among their 
tribes. 

Egypt was glad when they departed : for the fear of 
them fell upon them. 

He spread a cloud for a covering ; and fire to give 
light in the night. 

The people asked, and he brought quails, and satis- 
fied them with the bread of heaven. 

He opened the rock, and the waters gushed out; 
they ran in the dry places like a river. 

For he remembered his holy promise, and Abraham 
his servant. 

And he brought forth his people with joy, and his 
chosen with gladness : 

And gave them the lands of the heathen : and they 
inherited the labor of the people ; 



170 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

That they might observe his statutes, and keep his 
laws. Praise je the Lord. 



SELECTION XLVI. 

Psalm cxi. 

Praise ye the Lord. I will praise the Lord with my 
whole heart, in the assembly of the upright, and in the 
congregation. 

The works of the Lord are great, sought out of all 
them that have pleasure therein. 

His work is honorable and glorious : and his right- 
eousness endureth for ever. 

He hath made his wonderful works to be remem- 
bered : the Lord is gracious and full of compassion. 

He hath given meat unto them that fear him : he 
will ever be mindful of his covenant. 

He hath showed his people the power of his works, 
that he may give them the heritage of the heathen. 

The works of his hands are verity and judgment; 
all his commandments are sure. 

They stand fast for ever and ever, and are done in 
truth and uprightness. 

He sent redemption unto his people : he hath com- 
manded his covenant for ever : holy and reverend is his 
name. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom : a 
good understanding have all they that do his com- 
mandments : his praise endureth for ever. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 171 

SELECTION XLVII. 

Psalm cxii. 1-9. 

Praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the man that feareth 
the Lord, that delighteth greatly in his command- 
ments. 

His seed shall be mighty upon earth : the genera- 
tion of the upright shall be blessed. 

Wealth and riches shall be in his house : and his 
righteousness endureth for ever. 

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness : 
he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. 

A good man showeth favor, and lendeth : he will 
guide his affairs with discretion. 

Surely he shall not be moved for ever : the righteous 
shall be in everlasting remembrance. 

He shall not be afraid of evil tidings : his heart is 
fixed, trusting in the Lord. 

His heart is established, he shall not be afraid, until 
he see his desire upon his enemies. 

He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor; his 
righteousness endureth for ever ; his horn shall be ex- 
alted with honor. 



172 BIBLE SELKCTIONS. 

SELECTION XLVIII. 

Psalm cxix. 1-15. 

Blessed are the undefiled in the way, who walk in 
the law of the Lord. 

Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that 
seek him with the whole heart. 

They also do no iniquity : they walk in his ways. 

Thou hast commanded us to keep thy precepts dili 
gently. 

that my ways were directed to keep thy statutes ! 
Then shall I not be ashamed, when I have respect 

unto all thv commandments. 

t/ 

1 will praise thee with uprightness of heart, when I 
shall have learned thy righteous judgments. 

I will keep thy statutes : forsake me not utterly. 

Wherewithal shall a young man cleanse his way 1 
by taking heed thereto according to thy word. 

With my whole heart have I sought thee : let me 
not wander from thy commandments. 

Thy word have I hid in mine heart, that I might 
not sin against thee. 

Blessed art thou, Lord : teach me thy statutes. 

With my lips have I declared all the judgments of 
thy mouth. 

I have rejoiced in the way of thy testimonies, as 
much as in all riches. 

T will meditate in thy precepts, and have respect 
unto thy ways. 



BIBLE SELKCTIONS. 173 

SELECTION XLIX. 

Psalm cxix. 89-112. 

Foe ever, Lord, thy word is settled in heaven. 

Thy faithfuhiess is unto all generations : thou hast 
established the earth, and it abideth. 

They continue this day according to thine ordi- 
nances : for all are thy servants. 

Unless thy law had been my delights, I should then 
have perished in mine affliction. 

I will never forget thy precepts : for with them thou 
hast quickened me. 

I am thine, save me ; for I have sought thy precepts. 

The wicked have waited for me to destroy me : but 
I win consider thy testimonies. 

I have seen an end of all perfection : but thy com- 
mandment is exceeding broad. 

how love 1 thy law ! it is my meditation all the 
day. 

Thou through thy commandments hast made me 
wiser than mine enemies ; for they are ever with me. 

1 have more understanding than all my teachers : 
for thy testimonies are my meditation. 

I understand more than the ancients, because I keep 
thy precepts. 

I have refrained my feet from every evil way, that I 
might keep thy word. 

I have not departed from thy judgments : for thou 
nasi taught me. 



174 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

How sweet are thy words unto my taste ! yea, 
sweeter than honey to my mouth. 

Through thy precepts I get understanding : there- 
fore I hate every false way. 

Thy word is a lamp unto my feet, and a light unto 
my path. 

I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep 
thy righteous judgments. 

I am afflicted very much : quicken me, Lord, ac- 
cording unto thy word. 

Accept, I beseech thee, the free-will offerings of my 
mouth, Lord, and teach me thy judgments. 

My soul is continually in my hand : yet do I not 
forget thy law. 

The wicked have laid a snare for me : yet I erred 
not from thy precepts. 

Thy testimonies have I taken as a heritage for ever : 
for they are the rejoicing of my heart. 

I have inclined mine heart to perform thy statutes 
always, even unto the end. 



SELECTION L. 

Psalm cxxx. 

Out of the depths have I cried unto thee, Lord. 
Lord, hear my voice : let thine ears be attentive to 
the voice of my supplications. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS 175 

If thon, Lord, shouldest mark iniquities, Lord, 
who shall stand ? 

But there is forgiveness with thee, that thou mayest 
be feared. 

I wait for the Lord, my soul doth wait, and in his 
word do I hope. 

My soul waiteth for the Lord more than they that 
watch for the morning : I say, more than they that 
watch for the morning. 

Let Israel hope in the Lord : for with the Lord 
there is mercy, and with him is plenteous redemp- 
tion. 

And he shall redeem Israel from all his iniquities. 



SELECTION LI. 

Psalm cxxxiii. 

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for breth- 
ren to dwell together in unity ! 

It is like the precious ointment upon the head, that 
ran down upon the beard, even Aaron's beard ; that 
went down to the skirts of his garments ; 

As the dew of Hermon, and as the dew that de- 
scended upon the mountains of Zion : for there the 
Lord commanded the blessing, even life for evermore. 



176 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION LII. 

Psalm cxxxviii. 

I WILL praise thee with my whole heart : < before the 
gods will I sing praise unto thee. 

I will worship toward thy holy temple, and praise 
thy name for thy loving-kindness and for thy truth : 
for thou hast magnified thy word above all thy name. 

In the day when I cried thou answeredst me, and 
strengthenedst me with strength in my soul. 

All the kings of the earth shall praise thee, Lord, 
when they hear the words of thy mouth. 

Yea, they shall sing in the ways of the Lord : for 
great is the glory of the Lord. 

Though the Lord be high, yet hath he respect unto 
the lowly : but the proud he knoweth afar off. 

Though I Avalk in the midst of trouble, thou wilt 
revive me : thou shalt stretch forth thine hand against 
the wrath of mine enemies, and thy right hand shall 
save me. 

The Lord will perfect that which concerneth me : 
thy mercy, Lord, endureth for ever ; forsake not the 
works of thine own hands. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 177 

SELECTION LTII. 

Psalm cxxxix. 

Lord, thou hast searched me, and known me. 

Thou knowest my down-sitting and mine uprising ; 
thou imderstandest my thought afar off. 

Thou compassest my path and my lying down, and 
art acquainted with all my ways. 

For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, 
Lord, thou knowest it altogether. 

Thou hast beset me behind and before, and laid thine 
hand upon me. 

Such knowledge is too wonderful for me ; it is high, 
I cannot attain unto it. 

Whither shall I go from thy spirit 1 or whither shall 
I flee from thy presence ? 

If I ascend up into heaven, thou art there : if I 
make my bed in hell, behold, thou art there. 

If I take the wings of the morning, and dwell in 
the uttermost parts of the sea ; 

Even there shall thy hand lead me, and thy right 
hand shall hold me. 

If I say, Surely the darkness shall cover me ; even 
the night shall be light about me. 

Yea, the darkness hideth not from thee ; but the 
night shineth as the day : the darkness and the light 
are both alike to thee. 

For thou hast possessed my reins : thou hast covered 
me in my mother's womb. 



178 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

I will praise thee ; for I am fearfully and wonderfully 
made : marvellous are thy works ; and that my soul 
knoweth right well. 

My substance was not hid from thee, when I was 
made in secret, and curiously WTOught in the lowest 
parts of the earth. 

Thine eyes did see my substance, yet being unperfect', 
and in thy book all my members were written, which 
in continuance were fashioned, when as yet there was 
none of them. 

How^ precious also are thy thoughts unto me, God ! 
how great is the sum of them ! 

If I should count them, they are more in number 
than the sand : when J awake, I am still with thee. 

Surely thou wilt slay the wicked, God : depart 
from me, therefore, ye bloody men. 

For they speak against thee wickedly, and thine en- 
emies take thy name in vain. 

Do not I hate them, Lord, that hate thee 1 and 
am not I grieved with those that rise up against 
thee] 

I hate them with perfect hatred : I count them mine 
enemies. 

Search me, God, and know^ my heart : try me, and 
know my thoughts : 

And see if there be any wicked way in me, and lead 
me in the way everlasting. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 179 

SELECTION LIV. 

Psalm cxlv. 

I WILL extol thee, my God, King ; and I will bless 
thy name for ever and ever. 

Every day will T bless thee ; and I will praise thy 
name for ever and ever. 

Great is the Lord, and greatly to be praised ; and 
his greatness is unsearchable. 

One generation shall praise thy works to another, 
and shall declare thy mighty acts. 

I will speak of the glorious honor of thy majesty, 
and of thy wondrous works. 

And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible 
acts : and I will declare thy greatness. 

They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy 
great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness. 

The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion ; slow 
to anger, and of great mercy. 

The Lord is good to all : and his tender mercies are 
over all his works. 

All thy works shall praise thee, Lord ; and thy 
saints shall bless thee. 

They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and 
talk of thy power ; 

To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, 
and the glorious majesty of his kingdom. 

Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy 
dominion endureth throughout all generations. 



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The Lord upholdeth all that fall, and raiseth up 
all those that be bowed down. 

The eyes of all wait upon thee ; and thou givest 
them their meat in due season. 

Thou openest thine hand, and satisfiest the desire 
of every living thing. 

The Lord is righteous in all his ways, and holy in 
all his works. 

The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, 
to all that call upon him in truth. 

He will fulfil the desire of them that fear him ; he 
also wdll hear their cry, and will save them. 

The Lord preserveth all them that love him : but 
all the wicked will he destroy. 

My mouth shall speak the praise of the Lord : and 
let all flesh bless his holy name for ever and ever. 



SELECTION LV. 

Psalm cxlvii. 

Praise ye the Lord : for it is good to sing praises 
unto our God ; for it is pleasant ; and praise is comely. 

The Lord doth build up Jerusalem : he gathereth 
together the outcasts of Israel. 

He healeth the broken in heart, and bindeth up 
their wounds. 

He telleth the number of the stars : he calleth them 
all by their names. 



BIBLK SKLKCTIONS. 181 

Great is our Lord, and of great power : his under- 
standing is infinite. 

The Lord Hfteth up the meek : he casteth the 
wicked down to the ground. 

Sing xmto the Lord wath thanksgiving ; sing praise 
upon the harp unto our God : 

Who covereth the heaven with clouds, who pre- 
pareth rain for the earth, w4io maketh grass to grow 
upon the mountains. 

He giveth to the beast his food, and to the young 
ravens which cry. 

He deUghteth not in the strength of the horse : he 
taketh not pleasure in the legs of a man. 

The Lord taketh pleasure in them that fear him, in 
those that hope in his mercy. 

Praise the Lord, Jerusalem ; praise thy God, 
Zion. 

For he hath strengthened the bars of thy gates ; he 
hath blessed thy children within thee. 

He maketh peace in thy borders, and filleth thee 
with the finest of the wheat. 

He sendeth forth his command m.ent upon earth : his 
word runneth very swiftly. 

He giveth snow like wool : he scattereth the hoar- 
frost like ashes. 

He casteth forth his ice like morsels : who can stand 
before his cold 1 

He sendeth OTit his word, and melteth them : he 
causeth his wind to blow, and the w^aters flow\ 

He showeth his w^ork unto Jacob, his statutes and 
his judgments unto Israel. 



132 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

He hath not dealt so with any nation : and as for 
his judgments they have not known them. Praise ye 
the Lord. 



SELECTION LVI. 

Psalm cxlviii. 

Praise ye the Lord. Praise ye the Lord from the 
heavens: praise him in the heights. 

Praise ye him, all his angels : praise ye him, all his 
ho.sts. 

Praise ye him, sun and moon : praise him, all ye 
stars of light. 

Praise him, ye heavens of heavens, and ye waters 
that be above the heavens. 

Let them praise the name of the Lord : for he com- 
manded, and they were created. 

He hath also established them for ever and ever : he 
hath made a decree which shall not pass. 

Praise the Lord from the earth, ye dragons, and all 
deeps : 

Fire, and hail ; snow, and vapor ; stormy wind ful- 
filling his word : 

Mountains, and all hills ; fruitful trees, and all 
cedars : 

Beasts, and all cattle ; creeping things, and flying 
fowl : 

Kings of the earth, and all people ; princes, and all 
judges of the earth : 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 183 

Both young men, and maidens ; old men, and chil- 
dren : 

Let them praise the name of the Lord : for his 
name alone is excellent ; his glory is above the earth 
and heaven. 

He also exalteth the horn of his people, the praise 
of all his saints; even of the children of Israel, a 
people near unto him. Praise ye the Lord. 



SELECTION LVII. 

Proverbs i. 1-19. 

The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of 
Israel. 

To know wisdom and instruction ; to perceive the 
W^ords of understanding ; 

To receive the instruction of wisdom, justice, and 
judgment, and equity ; 

To give subtilty to the simple, to the young man 
knowledge and discretion. 

A wise man will hear, and will increase learning ; and 
a man of understanding shall attain unto wise counsels: 

To understand a proverb, and the interpretation; 
the words of the wise, and their dark savincrs. 

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge : 
but fools despise wisdom and instruction. 

My son, hear the instruction of thy father, and for- 
sake not the law of thy mother : 



184 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

For they shall be an ornament of grace unto thy 
head, and chains about thy neck. 

My son, if sinners entice thee, consent thou not. 

If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood, 
let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause : 

Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and 
whole, as those that go down into the pit : 

We shall find all precious substance, we shall fill 
our houses with spoil : 

Cast in thy lot among us ; let us all have one purse : 

My son, walk not thou in the way with them ; re- 
frain thy foot from their path : 

For their feet run to evil, and make haste to shed 
blood. 

Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any 
bird. 

And they lay wait for their ow^n blood ; they lurk 
privily for their own lives. 

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain ; 
which taketh away the life of the owners thereof. 



SELECTION LVIII. 

Proverbs hi. 1-20. 

My son, forget not my law ; but let thy heart keep 
my commandments : 

For length of days, and long life, and peace, shall 
they add to thee. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 185 

Let not mercy and truth forsake thee : bind them 
about thy neck ; write them upon the table of thine 
heart : 

So shalt thou find favor and good understanding in 
the sight of God and man. 

Trust in the Lord with all thine heart ; and lean 
not unto thine own understanding. 

In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall 
direct thy paths. 

Be not wise in thine own eyes : fear the Lord, and 
depart from evil. 

It shall be health to thy navel, and marrow to thy 
bones. 

Honor the Lord with thy substance, and with the 
first-fruits of all thine increase : 

So shall thy barns be filled with plenty, and thy 
presses shall burst out with new wine. 

My son, despise not the chastening of the Lord; 
neither be weary of his correction : 

For whom the Lord loveth he correcteth ; even as a 
father the son in whom he delighteth. 

Happy is the man that findeth wisdom, and the 
man that getteth understanding. 

For the merchandise of it is better than the mer- 
chandise of silver, and the gain thereof than fine gold. 

She is more precious than rubies : and all the things 
thou canst desire are not to be compared unto her. 

Length of days is in her right hand ; and in her 
left hand riches and honor. 

Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her 
paths are peace. 



186 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

She is a tree of life to them that lay hold upon her: 
and happy is every one that retaineth her. 

The Lord by wisdom hath fomided the earth ; by 
understanding hath he established the heavens. 

By his knowledge the depths are broken up, and the 
clouds drop down the dew. 



SELECTION LIX. 

Proverbs iv. 1-19. 

Hear, ye children, the instruction of a father, and 
attend to know understanding. 

For I give you good doctrine, forsake ye not my law. 

For 1 was my father's son, tender and only beloved 
in the sight of my mother. 

He taught me also, and said unto me, Let thine 
heart retain my words : keep my commandments, and 
live. 

Get w^isdoDi. get understanding : forget it not ; 
neither decline from the words of my mouth. 

Forsake her not, and she shall preserve thee : love 
her, and she shall keep thee. 

Wisdom is the principal thing ; therefore get wis- 
dom : and with all thy getting get understanding. 

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee : she shall 
'bring thee to honor when thou dost embrace her. 

She shall give to thine head an ornament of grace : 
a crown of glorv shall she deliver to thee. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS 187 

Hear, my son, and receive my sayings ; and th^ 
years of thy life shall be many. 

I have taught thee in the way of wisdom ; I have 
led thee in right paths. 

When thou goest, thy steps shall not be straitened ; 
and w^hen thou runnest, thou shalt not stumble. 

Take fast hold of instruction ; let her not go : keep 
her ; for she is thy life. 

Enter not into the path of the wncked, and go not 
in the way of evil men. 

Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away. 

For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; 
and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some 
to fall. 

For they eat the bread of wickedness, and drink the 
wine of violence. 

But the path of the just is as the shining light, that 
shineth more and more unto the perfect day. 

The way of the wicked is as darkness : they know 
not at what they stumble. 



SELECTION LX. 

Proverbs vi. 1-23. 

My son, if thou be surety for thy friend, if thou 
hast stricken thy hand with a stranger, 

Thou art snared with the words of thy mouth, thou 
art taken with the words of thy mouth. 



188 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Do this now, my son, and deliver th3^self, when thou 
art come into the hand of thy friend ; go, humble 
thyself, and make sure thy friend. 

Give not sleep to thine eyes, nor slumber to thine 
eyelids. 

Deliver thyself as a roe from the hand of the hunter, 
and as a bird from the hand of the fowler. 

Go to the ant, thou sluggard ; consider her ways, 
and be wise : 

Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, 

Provide th her meat in the summer, and gathereth 
her food in the harvest. 

How long w^ilt thou sleep, sluggard 1 when wilt 
thou arise out of thy sleep 1 

Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding 
of the hands to sleep : 

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, 
and thy want as an armed man. 

A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a 
froward mouth. 

He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh wdth his feet, 
he teacheth with his fingers ; 

Frow^ardness is in his heart, he deviseth mischief 
continually ; he soweth discord. 

Therefore shall his calamity come suddenly ; sud- 
denly shall he be broken without remedy. 

These six things doth the Lord hate ; yea, seven are 
an abomination unto him : 

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed 
innocent blood, 

A heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that 
be swift in runnino: to mischief, 



BIBLE SELECTIONS- 189 

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that 
soweth discord among brethren. 

My son, keep thy father's commandment, and for- 
sake not the law of thy mother : 

Bind them continually upon thine heart, and tie 
them about thy neck. 

When thou goest, it shall lead thee ; when thou 
sleepest, it shall keep thee; and when thou awakest, 
it shall talk with thee. 

For the commandment is a lamp j and the law is 
light ; and reproofs of instruction are the way of life. 



SELECTION LXI. 

Proverbs x. 1-22. 

A WISE son maketh a glad father : but a foolish son 
is the heaviness of his mother. 

Treasures of wickedness profit nothing : but right- 
eousness delivereth from death. 

The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to 
famish : but he casteth away the substance of the 
wicked. 

He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand : 
but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. 

He that gath^reth in summer is a wise son : but he 
that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth sham 3. 

Blessings are upon the head of the just : but vio- 
lence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 



190 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

The memory of the just is blessed : but the name 
of the wicked shall rot. 

The wise in heart will receive commandments : but 
a prating fool shall fall. 

He that walketh uprightly walketh surely : but he 
that perverteth his ways shall be known. 

He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow : but 
a prating fool shall fall. 

The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life : but 
violence covereth the mouth of the wicked. 

Hatred stirreth up strifes : but love covereth all 
sins. 

In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom 
is found : but a rod is for the back of him that is void 
of understanding. 

Wise men lay up knowledge : but the mouth of the 
foolish is near destruction. 

The rich man's wealth is his strong city : the de- 
struction of the poor is their poverty. 

The labor of the righteous tendeth to life : the fruit 
of the wicked to sin. 

He is in the way of life that keepeth instruction : 
but he that refuseth reproof erreth. 

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that 
uttereth a slander, is a fool. 

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin : 
but he that refraineth his lips is wise. 

The tongue of the just is as choice silver : the heart 
of the wicked is little worth. 

The lips of the righteous feed many : but fools die 
for want of wisdom. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 191 

The blessing of the Lord, it maketh rich, and he 
addeth no sorrow with it. 



SELECTION LXII. 

Proverbs xi. 1-2L 

A FALSE balance is abomination to the Lord : but a 
just weight is his delight. 

When pride cometh, then cometh shame : but with 
the low^ly is wisdom. 

The integrity of the upright shall guide them : but 
the perverseness of transgressors shall destroy them. 

Riches profit not in the day of wrath : but right- 
eousness delivereth from death. 

The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his 
way : but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness. 

The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them : 
but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughti- 
ness. 

When a wdcked man dieth, his expectation shall 
perish : and the hope of unjust men perisheth. 

The righteous is delivered out of trouble, and the 
wicked cometh in his stead. 

A hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neigh- 
bor : but through knowledge shall the just be delivered. 

When it goeth well with the righteous, the city re- 
joiceth : and when the wicked perish, there is shout 
ing. 



192 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted ; 
but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked. 

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbor : 
but a man of understanding holdeth his peace. 

A talebearer revealeth secrets : but he that is of a 
faithful spirit concealeth the matter. 

Where no counsel is, the people fall : but in the 
multitude of counsellors there is safety. 

He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it : 
and he that hateth suretyship is sure. 

A gracious woman retaineth honor : and strong men 
retain riches. 

The merciful man doeth good to his own soul : but 
he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh. 

The wicked worketh a deceitful work : but to him 
that soweth righteousness shall be a sure reward. 

As righteousness tendeth to life ; so he that pur- 
sueth evil pursueth it to his own death. 

They that are of a froward heart are abomination to 
the Lord : but such as are upright in their way are his 
delight. 

Though hand join in hand, the wicked shall not be 
unpunished : but the seed of the righteous shall be 
delivered. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 193 

SELECTION LXIIL 

Pkoverbs XIII. 1-17. 

A WISE son heareth his flitlier's instruction : but a 
scorner heareth not rebuke. 

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth : 
but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. 

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life : but 
he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruc- 
tion. 

The soul of the sluggard desire th, and hath nothing : 
but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat 

A righteous man hateth lying : but a wicked man is 
loathsome, and cometh to shame. 

Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the 
way : but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. 

There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath noth- 
ing : there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great 
riches. 

The ransom of a man's life are his riches : but the 
poor heareth not rebuke. 

The light of the righteous rejoiceth : but the lamp 
of the wicked shall be put out. 

Only by pride cometh contention : but with the 
well-advised is wisdom. 

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished : but 
he that gathereth by labor shall increase. 

Hope deferred maketh the heart sick : but when the 
desire cometh, it is a tree of life. 



194 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Whoso despiseth the word shall be destroyed : but 
he that feareth the commandment shall be rewarded. 

The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart 
from the snares of death. 

Good understanding giveth favor : but the way of 
transgressors is hard. 

Every prudent man dealeth with knowledge : but a 
fool layeth open his folly. 

A wicked messenger falleth into mischief: but a 
faithful ambassador is health. 



SELECTION LXIV. 

Proverbs xiv. 1-27. 

Every wise woman buildeth her house : but the 
foolish plucketh it down wath her hands. 

He that walketh in his uprightness feareth the Lord : 
but he that is perverse in his ways despiseth him. 

In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride : but 
the lips of the w^ise shall preserve them. 

Where no oxen are, the crib is clean : but much in- 
crease is by the strength of the ox. 

A faithful witness will not lie : but a false witness 
will utter lies. 

A scorner seeketh wisdom, and findeth it not : but 
knowledge is easy unto him that understandeth. 

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou 
perceivest not in him the Hps of knowledge. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 195 

The wisdom of the prudent is to understand his 
ray : but the folly of fools is deceit. 

Fools make a mock at sin : but among the righteous 
there is favor. 

The heart knoweth his own bitterness ; and a 
stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy. 

The house of the wicked shall be overthrown : but 
the tabernacle of the upright shall flourish. 

There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, 
but the end thereof are the ways of death. 

Even in laughter the heart is sorrowful ; and the 
end of that mirth is heaviness. 

The backslider in heart shall be filled with his own 
ways: and a good man shall be satisfied from him- 
self. 

The simple belie veth every word : but the prudent 
man looketh w^ell to his going. 

A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil : but 
the fool rageth, and is confident. 

He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly : and a man 
of wicked derices is hated. 

The simple inherit folly : but the prudent are 
crowned with knowledge. 

The evil bow before the good ; and the wicked afc 
the gates of the righteous. 

The poor is hated even of his own neighbor : but 
the rich hath many friends. 

He that despiseth his neighbor sinneth : but he that 
hath mercy on the poor, happy is he. 

Do they not err that devise evil *? but mercy and 
truth shall be to them that devise good. 



196 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

In all labor there is profit : but the talk of the lips 
tendeth only to penury. 

The crown of the wise is their riches : but the fool- 
ishness of fools is folly. 

A true witness delivereth souls : but a deceitful wit- 
ness speaketh lies. 

In the fear of the Lord is strong confidence : and 
his children shall have a place of refuge. 

The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, to depart 
from the snares of death. 



SELECTION LXV. 

PkiJYERBS XVI. 7-25. 

When a man's ways please the Lord, he maketh 
even his enemies to be at peace with him. 

Better is a little with righteousness, than great 
revenues w^ithout right. 

A man's heart deviseth his w^ay : but the Lord 
directeth his steps. 

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king : his 
mouth transgresseth not in judgment. 

A just weight anci balance are the Lord's : all the 
w^eights of the bag are his. work. 

It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness : 
for the throne is established by righteousness. 

Righteous lips are the delight of kings ; and they 
love him that speaketh right. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 197 

The wrath of a king is as messengers of death : but 
a wise man will pacify it. 

In the light of the king's coimtenance is life ; and 
his favor is as a cloud of the latter rain. 

How^ much better is it to get wisdom than gold ! and 
to get understanding rather to b<3 chosen than silver ! 

The highway of the upright is to depart from evil : 
he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul. 

Pride goeth before destruction, and a haughty spirit 
before a fall. 

Better it is to be of an humble spirit with the lowly, 
than to divide the spoil with the proud. 

He that handleth a matter wisely shall find good : 
and whoso trusteth in the Lord, happy is he. 

The wise in heart shall be called prudent : and the 
sweetness of the lips increaseth learning. 

Understanding is a well-spring of life rnto him that 
hath it : but the instruction of fools is foUy. 

The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and add- 
eth learning to his lips. 

Pleasant words are as a honeycomb, sweet to ihe 
soul, and health to the bones. 

There is a way that seemeth right unto a manj '^iit 
the end thereof are the ways of death. 



198 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION LXVI. 

Proverbs xviii. 1-24. 

Through desire a man, having separated himself, 
seeketh and intermeddleth with all wisdom. 

A fool hath no delight in understanding, but that 
his heart may discover itself. 

When the wicked cometh, then cometh also con- 
tempt, and with ignominy reproach. 

The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, 
and the w^ell-spring of wisdom as a flowing brook. 

It is not good to accept the person of the wicked, to 
overthrow the righteous in judgment. 

A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth 
calleth for strokes. 

A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are 
the snare of his soul. 

The words of a tale-bearer are as wounds, and they 
go down into the innermost parts of the belly. 

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to 
him that is a great waster. 

The name of the Lord is a strong tower : the right- 
eous runneth into it, and is safe. 

The rich man's wealth is his strong city, and as a 
high wall in his own conceit. 

Before destruction the heart of man is haughty ; 
and before honor is humility. 

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it 
is folly and shame unto him. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 199 

The spirit of a man will sustain his infirmity ; but 
a wounded spirit who can bear ] 

The heart of the prudent getteth knowledge ; and 
the ear of the w^se seeketh knowledge. 

A man's gift maketh room for him, and bringeth 
him before great men. 

He that is first in his own cause seemeth just ; but 
^is neighbor cometh and searcheth him. 

The lot causeth contentions to cease, and parteth 
between the mighty. 

A brother offended is harder to be won than a strong 
city : and their contentions are like the bars of a 
castle. 

A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his 
mouth ; and wdth the increase of his lips shall he be 
filled. 

Death and life are in the power of the tongue : and 
they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 

Whoso findeth a wdfe findeth a good thing, and 
obtaineth favor of the Lord. 

The poor useth entreaties ; but the rich answereth 
roughly. 

A man that hath friends must show himself friend- 
ly : and there is a friend that sticketh closer than a 
brother. 



200 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION LXYII. 

Pkovekijs XIX. 1-25. 

Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity., 
than he that is perverse in his hps, and is a fool. 

Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not 
good ; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth. 

The foolishness of man perverteth his way : and his 
heart fretteth against the Lord. 

Wealth maketh many friends ; but the poor is sepa- 
rated from his neighbor. 

A false w^itness shall not be unpunished ; and he 
that speaketh lies shall not escape. 

Many will entreat the favor of the prince : and 
every man is a friend to liim that giveth gifts. 

All the brethren of the poor do hate him : how 
much more do his friends go far from him '? he pur- 
sueth them with words, yet they are wanting to 
him. 

He that getteth wisdom loveth his own soul : he 
that keepeth understanding shall find good. 

A false witness shall not be unpunished ; and he 
that speaketh lies shall perish. 

Delight is not seemly for a fool ; much less for a 
servant to have rule over princes. 

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger ; and it 
is his glory to pass over a transgression. 

The king's wrath is as the roaring of a lion j but 
his favor is as dew upon the grass. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 201 

A foolish son is the calamity of his father : and the 
^contentions of a wife are a continual dropping. 

House and riches are the inheritance of fathers : 
and a prudent wife is from the Lord. 

Slothf Illness casteth into a deep sleep ; and an idle 
soul shall suffer hunger. 

He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his own 
sovil ; bat he that despiseth his ways shall die. 

He that hath pity upon the poor lendeth unto the 
Lord ; and that which he hath given will he pay him 
again. 

Chasten thy son while there is hope, and let not thy 
soul spare for his crying. 

A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment : for 
if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. 

Hear counsel, and receive instruction, that thou 
mayest be wise in thy latter end. 

There are mam- devices in a man's heart ; neverthe- 
less the counsel of the Lord, that shall stand. 

The desire of a man is his kindness : and a poor 
man is better than a liar. 

The fear of the Lord tendeth to life : and he that 
hath it shall abide satisfied ; he shall not be visited 
w4th evil. 

A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and 
will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. 

Smite a scorner, and the simple w^ill beware : and 
reprove one that hath understanding, and he will 
understand knowledge. 



202 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION LXVm 

Proveebs XX. 1-24. 

Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging : and who- 
soever is deceived thereby is not wise. 

The fear of a king is as the roaring of a Hon : whoso 
provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. 

It is an honor for a man to cease from strife : but 
every fool will be meddling. 

The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold ; 
therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. 

Coimsel in the heart of man is like deep water ; but 
a man of understanding will draw it out. 

Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness : 
but a faithful man who can find] 

The just man walketh in his integrity : his children 
are blessed after him. 

A king that sitteth in the throne of judgment scat- 
tereth away all evil with his eyes. 

Who can say, I have made my heart clean, I am 
pure from my sin'? 

Divers v/eights, and divers measures, both of them 
are alike abomination to the Lord. 

Even a child is known by his doings, whether his 
work be pure, and whether it be right. 

The hearing ear, and the seeing eye, the Lord hath 
made even both of them. 

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty ; open 
thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. 



BIBLE SPXECTIONS. 203 

It is naught, it is naught, saith the buyer: but 
when he is gone his way, then he boasteth. 

There is gold, and a multitude of rubies : but the 
lips of knowledge are a precious jewel. 

Take his garment that is surety for a stranger : and 
take a pledge of him for a strange woman. 

Bread of deceit is sweet to a man ; but afterwards 
his mouth shall be filled with gravel. 

Every purpose is established by counsel : and with 
good advice make war. 

He that goeth about as a talebearer re vealeth se- 
crets : therefore meddle not with him that flattereth 
with his lips. 

Whoso curseth his father or his mother, his lamp 
shall be put out in obscure darkness. 

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the begin- 
ning ; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. 

Say not thou, I will recompense evil ; but w^ait on 
the Lord, and he shall save thee. 

Divers weights are an abomination unto the Lord ; 
and a false balance is not good. 

Man's goings are of the Lord ; how can a man then 
understand his own way 1 



SELECTION LXIX. 

Proverbs xxv. 8-28. 

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest thou know not 
what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbor hath 
pat thee to shame. 



204 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Debate thy cause with thy neighbor himself; and 
discover not a secret to another : 

Lest he that heareth it put thee to shame, and 
thine infamy turn not away. 

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures 
of silver. 

As an ear-ring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, 
so is a wise reprover upon an obedient ear. 

As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a 
faithful messenger to them that send him : for he 
refresheth the soul of his masters. 

Whoso boasteth himself of a false gift is like clouds 
and wind without rain. 

By. long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft 
tongue breaketh the bone. 

Hast thou found honey 1 eat so much as is suffi- 
cient for thee, lest thou be filled therewith, and 
vomit it. 

Withdraw thy foot from thy neighbor's house ; lest 
he be weary of thee, and so hate thee. 

A man that beareth false witness against his neigh- 
bor is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow. 

Confidence in an unfaithful man in time of trouble 
is like a broken tooth, and a foot out of joint. 

As he that taketh away a garment in cold weather, 
and as vinegar upon nitre, so is he that singeth songs 
to a heavy heart. 

If thine enemy be hungry, give him bread to eat ; 
and if he be thirsty, give him water to drink : 

For thou shalt heap coals of fire upon his head, and 
the Lord shall reward thee. 



biblf: selections. 205 

The north-wind driveth away rain : so doth an an- 
gry countenance a backbiting tongue. 

It is better to dwell in the corner of the house-top, 
than with a brawling w^oman and in a wide house. 

As cold waters to a thirsty soul, so is good news 
from a far country. 

A righteous man falling down before the wicked is 
as a troubled fountain, and a corrupt spring. 

It is not good to eat much honey : so for men to 
search their own glory is not glory. 

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a 
city that is broken down, and without walls. 



SELECTION LXX. 

Proverbs xxvni. 1-24. 

The wicked flee when no man pursueth : but the 
righteous are bold as a lion. 

For the transgression of a land many are the princes 
thereof : but by a man of understanding and knowl- 
edge the state thereof shall be prolonged. 

A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweep- 
ing rain which leaveth no food. 

They that forsake the law praise the wicked : but 
such as keep the law contend with them. 

Evil men understand not judgment : but they that 
seek the Lord understand all things. 

Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, 



206 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be 
rich. 

Whoso keepeth the law is a wise son : but he that 
is a companion of riotous men shameth his father. 

He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his sub- 
stance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. 

He that turneth away his ear from hearing the law, 
even his prayer shall be abomination. 

Whoso causeth the righteous to go astray in an evil 
way, he shall fall himself into his own pit : but the 
upright shall have good things in possession. 

The rich man is wise in his own conceit ; but the 
poor that hath understanding searcheth him out. 

When righteous men do rejoice, there is great glory : 
but when the wicked rise, a man is hidden. 

He that covereth his sins shall not prosper : but 
whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall have mercy. 

Happy is the man that feareth always : but he that 
hardeneth his heart shall fall into mischief 

As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear, so is a wicked 
ruler over the poor people. 

The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great 
oppressor : but he that hateth covetousness shall pro- 
long his days. 

A man that doeth violence to the blood of any per- 
son shall flee to the pit ; let no man stay him. 

Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved : but he 
that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. 

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread : 
but he that followeth after vain persons shall have 
poverty enough. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 207 

A faithful man shall abound with blessings : but he 
that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. 

To have respect of persons is not good : for, for a 
piece of bread that man will transgress. 

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and 
considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. 

He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more 
favor than he that flattereth with the tongue. 

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, 
ft is no transgression ; the same is the companion of 
a destroyer. 



SELECTION LXXI. 

Isaiah lv. 

Ho, every one that thirsteth, come ye to the waters, 
And he that hath no money ; come ye, buy, and eat ; 
yea, come, buy wine and milk without money and 
without price. 

Wherefore do ye spend money for that which is not 
bread 1 and your labor for that which satisfieth not 1 
hearken diligently unto me, and eat ye that w^hich is 
good, and let your soul delight itself in fatness. 

Incline your ear, and come unto me : hear, and 
your soul shall live ; and I will make an everlasting 
covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David. 

Behold, I have given him for a witness to the peo- 
ple, a leader and commander to the people. 



208 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Behold, thou shalt call a nation that thou knowest 
not, and nations that knew not thee shall run unto 
thee, because of the Lord thy God, and for the Holy 
One of Israel ; for he hath glorified thee. 

Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye 
upon him while he is near : 

Let the wicked forsake his w^ay, and the unrighteous 
man his thoughts : and let him return unto the Lord, 
and he will have mercy upon him ; and to our God, 
for he will abundantly pardon. 

For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are 
your ways my ways, saith the Lord. 

For as the heavens are higher than the earth, so are 
my ways higher than your ways, and my thoughts 
than your thoughts. 

For as the rain cometh down, and the snow from 
heaven, and returneth not thither, but watereth the 
earth, and maketh it bring forth and bud, that it may 
give seed to the sower, and bread to the eater : 

So shall my word be that goeth forth out of my 
mouth : it shall not return unto me void, but it shall 
accomplish that which I please, and it shall prosper in 
the thing whereto I sent it. 

For ye shall go out with joy, and be led forth with 
peace : the mountains and the hills shall break forth 
before you into singing, and all the trees of the field 
shall clap their hands. 

Listead of the thorn shall come up the fir-tree, and 
instead of the brier shall come up the myrtle-tree : 
and it shall be to the Lord for a name, for an everlast- 
ino^ sio^n that shall not be cut off. 



lEAV TESTAMENT, 



SELECTION I. 

John i. 1-18. 

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was 
with God, and the Word was God. 

The same was in the beginning with God. 

All things were made by him ; and without him was 
not anything made that was made. 

In him was life ; and the life was the light of men. 

And the light shineth in darkness, and the darkness 
comprehended it not. 

There was a man sent from God, whose name was 
John. 

The same came for a Avitness, to bear witness of the 
Light, that all men through him might believe. 

He was not that Light, but was sent to bear witness 
of that Light. 

That was the true Light, which lighteth eyery man 
that Cometh into the world. 

He was in the world, and the world was made by 
him, and the world knew him not. 

He came unto his own, and his own received him 
not. 

But as many as received him, to them gave he power 
to become the sons of God, even to them that believe 
on his name : 



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Which were born, not of blood, nor of the will of 
the flesh, nor of the will of man, but of God. 

And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, 
(and we beheld his giorv, the glory as of the only 
begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth. 

John bare witness of him, and cried, saving, This 
was he of whom I spake, He that cometh after me is 
preferred before me ; for he was before me. 

And of his fulness have all we received, and grace 
for grace. 

For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth 
came by Jesus Christ. 

No .man hath seen God at any time ; the only begot- 
ten Son, which is in the bosom of the Father, he hath 
declared him. 



SELECTION 11. 

Matthew ii. 

Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea 
in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise 
men from the east to Jerusalem, 

Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews 1 
for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to 
worship him. 

When Herod the king had heard these things, he 
was troubled, and all Jerusalem with him. 

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and 
scribes of the people together, he demanded of them 
where Christ should be born. 



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And they said unto him, In Bethlehem of Judea : 
for thus it is written by the prophet, 

And thou Bethlehem, in the land of Juda, art not 
the least among the princes of Juda : for out of thee 
shall come a Governor, that shall rule my people Is- 
rael. 

Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise 
men, inquired of them diligently what time the star 
appeared. 

And he sent them to Bethlehem, and said, Go and 
search diligently for the young child ; and w^hen ye 
have found him, bring me w^ord again, that I may 
come and worship him also. 

When they had heard the king, they departed ; and, 
lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before 
them, till it came and stood over where the young 
child w^as. 

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceed- 
ing great joy. 

And wdien they were come into the house, they saw 
the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, 
and worshipped him : and when they had opened their 
treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and 
frankincense, and myrrh. 

And being warned of God in a dream that they 
should not return to Herod, they departed into their 
own country another wa}^ 

And when they were departed, behold, the angel of 
the Lord appeareth to Joseph in a dream, saying, 
Arise, and take the young child and his mother, and 
flee into Egypt, and be thou there until I bring thee 



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word : for Herod will seek the young child to destroy 
him. 

When he arose, he took the young child and his 
mother by night, and departed into Egypt : 

And was there until the death of Herod : that it 
might be fulfilled which was spoken of the Lord by 
the prophet, saying, Out of Egypt have I called my 
son. 

Then Herod, when he saw that he was mocked of 
the wise men, was exceeding wroth, and sent forth, 
and slew all the children that were in Bethlehem, and 
in all the coasts thereof, from two years old and under, 
according to the time which he had diligently inquired 
of the wise men. 

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy 
the prophet, saying, 

In Rama was there a voice heard, lamentation, and 
weeping, and great mourning, Rachel weeping for her 
children, and w^ould not be comforted, because they 
are not. 

But when Herod was dead, behold, an angel of the 
Lord appeareth in a dream to Joseph in Egypt, 

Saying, Arise, and take the young child and his 
mother, and go into the land of Israel: for they are 
dead which sought the young child's life. 

And he arose, and took the young child and his 
mother, and came into the land of Israel. 

But when he heard that Archelaus did reign in 
Judea in the room of his father Herod, he was afraid 
to go thither : notwithstanding, being warned of God 
in a dream, he turned aside into the parts of Galilee : 



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And he came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth : 
that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the 
prophets, He shall be called a Nazarene. 



SELECTION III. 

Luke ii. 40-52^ 

And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, filled 
with wisdom ; and the grace of God was upon him. 

Now his parents went to Jerusalem every year at 
the feast of the passover. 

And when he w^as tw^elve years old, they went up to 
Jerusalem after the custom of the feast. 

And when they had fulfilled the days, as they re- 
turned, the child Jesus tarried behind in Jerusalem ; 
and Joseph and his mother knew not of it. 

But they, supposing him to have been in the com- 
pany, went a day's journey; and they sought him 
among their kinsfolk and acquaintance. 

And when they found him not, they turned back 
again to Jerusalem, seeking him. 

And it came to pass, that after three days they 
found him in the temple, sitting in the midst of the 
doctors, both hearing them, and asking them questions. 

And all that heard him w^ere astonished at his under- 
standing and answers. 

And when they saw him, they were amazed : and 
his mother said unto him, Son, why hast thou thus 



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dealt with us ? behold, thy father and I have sought 
thee sorrowing. 

And he said unto them, How is it that ye sought 
me 1 wist ye not that I must be about my Father's 
business 1 

And they understood not the saying which he spake 
unto them. 

And he went down with them, and came to Naza- 
reth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept 
all these sayings in her heart. 

And Jesus increased in wisdom and stature, and in 
favor with God and man. 



SELECTION IV. 

John i. 19-36. 

And this is the record of John, when the Jews sent 
priests and Levites from Jerusalem to ask him. Who 
art thou 1 

And he confessed, and denied not ; but confessed ^ 
I am not the Christ. 

And they asked him. What then 1 Art thou Elias 1 
And he saith, I am not. Art thou that Prophet '] And 
he answered. No. 

Then said they unto him, Who art thou '? that we 
may give an answer to them that sent us. What say- 
est thou of thyself? 

He said, I am the voice of one crying in the wilder 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 217 

ness, Make straight the way of the Lord, as said the 
prophet Esaias. 

And they which were sent were of the Pharisees. 

And they asked him, and said unto him. Why bap- 
tizest thou then, if thou be not that Christ, nor Elias, 
neither that Prophet 1 

John answered them, saying, I . baptize with water : 
but there standeth one among you, whom ye know 
not; 

He it is, who, coming after me, is preferred before 
me, whose shoe's latchet I am not WT)rthy to unloose. 

These things were done in Bethabara beyond Jordan, 
where John was baptizing. 

The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, 
and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh 
away the sin of the world ! 

This is he of whom I said, After me cometh a man 
which is preferred before me ; for he was before 
me. 

And I knew him not : but that he should be made 
manifest to Israel, therefore am I come baptizing with 
water. 

And John bare record, saying, I saw the Spirit de- 
scending from heaven like a dove, and it abode upon 
him. 

And I knew him not : but he that sent me to baptize 
with water, the same said unto me, Upon whom thou 
shalt see the Spirit descending, and remaining on him, 
the same is he which baptizeth with the Holy Ghost. 

And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of 
God. 



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Again the next day after, John stood, and two of his 
disciples ; 

And looking upon Jesus as he walked, he saith, Be- 
hold the Lamb of God ! 



SELECTION y. 

Luke iv. 1-13. 

And Jesus being full of the Holy Ghost returned 
from Jordan, and was led by the Spirit into the wil- 
derness. 

Being forty days tempted of the devil. And in 
those days he did eat nothing : and when they were 
ended, he afterward hungered. 

And the devil said unto him, If thou be the Son of 
God, command this stone that it be made bread. 

And Jesus answered him, saying, It is written, Tha: 
man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word 
of God. 

And the devil, taking him up into a high mountain, 
showed unto him all the kingdoms of the world in a 
moment of time. 

And the devil said unto him. All this power will I 
give thee, and the glory of them : for that is delivered 
unto me ; and to whomsoever I will, I give it. 

If thou therefore wilt worship me, all shall be thine. 

And Jesus answered and said unto him. Get thee 
behind me, Satan : for it is written. Thou shalt worship 
the Lord tliy God, and him only shalt thou serve. 



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And he brought him to Jerusalem, and set him on 
a pinnacle of the temple, and said unto him, If thou 
be the Son of God, cast thyself down from hence : 

For it is written. He shall give his angels charge 
^ver thee, to keep -thee : 

And in their hands they shall bear thee up, lest at 
any time thou dash thy foot against a stone. 

And Jesus answering said unto him, It is said. Thou 
shalt not tempt the Lord thy God. 

And when the devil > had ended all the temptation, 
he departed from him for a season. 



SELECTION VI. 

Luke iv. 14-24 ; 40-44. 

And Jesus returned in the power of the Spirit into 
Galilee : and there went out a fame of him through 
all the region round about. 

And he taiight in their synagogues, being glorified 
of all. 

And he came to Nazareth, where he had been brought 
up : and, as his custom was, he went into the syna- 
gogue on the sabbath day, and stood up for to read. 

And there was delivered unto him the book of the 
prophet Esaias. And when he had opened the book, 
he found the place where it was written. 

The Spirit of the Lord is upon me, because he hath 
anointed me to preach the gospel to the poor ; he hath 



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sent me to heal the broken-hearted, to preach dehver- 
ance to the captives, and recovermg of sight to the 
bhnd, to set at Hberty them that are bruised. 

To preach the acceptable year of the Lord. 

And he closed the book, and he gave it again to the 
minister, and sat down. And the eyes of all them 
that were in the synagogue were fastened on him. 

And he began to say unto them. This day is this 
Scripture fulfilled in your ears. 

And all bare him witness, and wondered at the 
gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. 
And they said, Is not this Joseph's son 1 

And he said unto them, Ye will surely say unto me 
this proverb, Physician, heal thyself: whatsoever we 
nave heard done in Capernaum, do also here in thy 
country. 

And he said. Verily I say unto you, No prophet is 
accepted in his own country. 

Now when the sun was setting, all they that had 
^my sick with divers diseases brought them unto him ; 
and he laid his hands on every one of them, and healed 
them. 

And devils also came out of many, crying out, and 
saying. Thou art Christ the Son of God. And he, re- 
Duking them, suffered them not to speak : for they 
knew that he was Christ. 

And when it was day, he departed and went into a 
desert place : and the people sought him, and came 
unto him, and stayed him, that he should not depart 
from them. 



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And he said unto them, I must preach the kmgdom 
of God to other cities also : for therefore am I sent. 
And he preached in the synagogues of Gahlee. 



SELECTION VII. 

Matthew v. 1-16. 

And seeing the multitudes, he went up into a moun- 
tain : and when he w^as set, his disciples came unto 
him : 

And he opened his mouth, and taught them, saying, 

Blessed are the poor in spirit : for theirs is the king- 
dom of heaven. 

Blessed are they that mourn : for they shall be com- 
forted. 

Blessed are the meek : for they shall inherit the 
earth. 

Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after 
righteousness : for they shall be filled. 

Blessed are the merciful : for they shall obtain 
mercy. 

Blessed are the pure in heart : for they shall see 
God. 

Blessed are the peacemakers : for they shall be called 
the children of God. 

Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteous- 
ness' sake : for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. 

Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and per- 



222 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

seciite you, and sliall say all manner of evil against 
you falsely, for my sake. 

Rejoice, and be exceeding glad : for great is yoiir 
reward in heaven : for so persecuted they the prophets 
which were before you. 

Ye are the salt of the earth : but if the salt have 
lost his savor, wherewith shall it be salted 1 it is thence- 
forth good for nothing, but to be cast out, and to be 
trodden under foot of men. 

Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on 
a hill cannot be hid. 

Neither do men light a candle, and put it under a 
bushel, but on a candlestick ; and it giveth light unto 
all that are in the house. 

Let your light so shine before men, that they may 
see your good works, and glorify your Father which is 
in heaven. 



SELECTION VIII. 

Matthew v. 33-48. 

Ye have heard that it hath been said by them of old 
time, Thou shalt not forswear thyself, but shalt per- 
form unto the Lord thine oaths : 

But I say unto you, Swear not at all ; neither by 
heaven ; for it is God's throne : 

Nor by the earth ; for it is his footstool : neither by 
Jerusalem ; for it is the city of the great King. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 223 

Neither shalt thou swear by thy head, because thou 
canst not make one hair white or black. 

But let your communication be, Yea, yea ; Nay, nay : 
for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil. 

Ye have heard that it hath been said. An eye for an 
eye, and a tooth for a tooth : 

But I say unto you. That ye resist not evil : but 
whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to 
him the other also. 

And if any man will sue thee at the law, and take 
away thy coat, let him have thy cloak also. 

And whosoever shall compel thee to go a mile, go 
with him twain. 

Give to him that asketh thee, and from him that 
would borrow of thee turn not thou away. 

Ye have heard that it hath been said, Thou shalt 
love thy neighbor, and hate thine enemy. 

But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them 
that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and 
pray for them which despitefully use you, and perse- 
cute you ; 

That ye may be the children of your Father which 
is in heaven : for he maketh his sun to rise on the evil 
and on the good, and sendeth rain on the just and on 
the unjust. 

For if ye love them which love you, what reward 
have ye 1 do not even the publicans the same '? 

And if ye salute your brethren only, what do ye 
more than others '? do not even the publicans so 1 

Be ye therefore perfect, even as your Father which 
is in heaven is perfect. 



224 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION IX. 

Matthew vi. 1-18. 

Take heed that ye do not your alms before men, to 
be seen of them : otherwise ye have no reward of your 
Father which is in heaven. 

Therefore when thou doest thine alms, do not sound 
a trumpet before thee, as the hypocrites do in the 
synagogues and in the streets, that they may have glory 
of men. Verily I say unto you. They have their reward. 

But when thou doest alms, let not thy left hand 
know what thy right hand doeth : 

That thine alms may be in secret : and thy Father 
which seeth in secret himself shall reward thee openly. 

And when thou prayest, thou shalt not be as the 
hypocrites are : for they love to pray standing in the 
synagogues and in the corners of the streets, that they 
may be seen of men. Verily I say unto you, They have 
their reward. 

But thou, when thou prayest, enter into thy closet, 
and when thou hast shut thy door, pray to thy Father 
which is in secret ; and thy Father w^hich seeth in 
secret shall reward thee openly. 

But when ye pray, use not vain repetitions, as the 
heathen do : for they think that they shall be heard 
for their much speaking. 

Be not ye therefore like unto them : for your 
Father knoweth what things ye have need of, before 
ye ask him. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 225 

After this manner, therefore, pray ye : Our Father 
which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 

Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done in earth, as 
it is in heaven. 

Give us this day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors. 
. And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us 
from evil : For thine is the kingdom, and the power, 
and the glory, forever. Amen. 

For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heav- 
enly Father will also forgive you : 

But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither 
will your Father forgive your trespasses. 

Moreover when ye fast, be not, as the hypocrites, of 
a sad countenance : for they disfigure their faces, that 
they may appear unto men to fast. Verily I say unto 
you. They have their reward. 

But thou, when thou fastest, anoint thine head, and 
wash thy face ; 

That thou appear not unto men to fast, but unto 
thy Father which is in secret : and thy Father which 
seeth in secret shall reward thee openly. 



SELECTION X. 

Matthew vi. 19-34. 

Lay not up for yourselves treasures upon earth, 
where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves 
break through and steal : 



226 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where 
neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves 
do not break through nor steal : 

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be 
also. 

The light of the body is the eye : if therefore thine 
eye be single, thy whole body shall be full of light. 

But if thine eye be evil, thy whole body shall be 
full of darkness. If therefore the light that is in 
thee be darkness, how great is that darkness ! 

No man can serve two masters : for either he will 
hate the one, and love the other ; or else he will hold 
to the one, and despise the other. Ye cannot serve 
God and mammon. 

Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your 
life, what ye shall eat, or what ye shall drink ; nor yet 
for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life 
more than meat, and the body than raiment '? 

Behold the fowls of the air : for they sow not, 
neither do they reap, nor gather into barns ; yet your 
heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much bet- 
ter than they ? 

Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit 
unto his stature '? 

And why take ye thought for raiment 1 Consider 
the lilies of the field, how they grow ; they toil not, 
neither do they spin : 

And yet I say unto you. That even Solomon in all 
his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 

Wherefore, if God so clothe the grass of the field, 
which to-day is, and to-morrow is cast into the oven, 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 227 

shall he not much more clothe you, ye of little 
faith? 

Therefore take no thought, saying, What shall we 
eat ] or. What shall we drink ? or, Wherewithal shall 
we be clothed ? 

(For after all these things do the Gentiles seek :) 
for yoiu' heavenly Father knoweth that ye have need 
of all these things. 

But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his 
righteousness ; and all these things shall be added unto 
you. 

Take therefore no thought for the morrow : for the 
morrow shall take thought for the things of itself. 
Sufficient unto the day is the evil thereof. 



SELECTION XL 

Matthew vii. 1-12. 

Judge not, that ye be not judged. 

For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be 
judged : and with w^hat measure ye mete, it shall be 
measured to you again. 

And why beholdest thou the mote that is in thy 
brother's eye, but considerest not the beam that is in 
thine own eye 1 

Or how wilt thou say to thy brother, Let me pull 
out the mote out of thine eye ; and, behold, a beam is 
in thine own eye 1 



228 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Thou hypocrite, first cast out the beam out of thine 
own eye , and then shalt thou see clearly to cast out 
the mote out of thy brother's eye. 

Grive not that which is holy unto the dogs, neither 
cast ye your pearls before swine, lest they trample 
them under their feet, and turn again and rend you. 

Ask, and it shall be given you ; seek, and ye shall 
find ; knock, and it shall be opened unto you : 

For every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that 
seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be 
opened. 

Or what man is there of you, whom if his son ask 
bread, w411 he give him a stone % 

Or if he ask a fish, will he give him a serpent 1 

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts 
unto your children, how much more shall your Father 
which is in heaven give good things to them that 
ask him % 

Therefore all things whatsoever ye would that men 
should do to you, do ye even so to them : for this is 
the law and the prophets. 



SELECTION XII. 

Matthew vii. 24-29. 

Whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth 
them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built 
his house upon a rock : 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 229 

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and 
the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell 
not : for it was founded upon a rock. 

And every one that heareth these sayings of mine, 
and doeth them not, shall be likened unto a foolish 
man, which built his house upon the sand : 

And the rain descended, and the floods came, and 
the winds blew, and beat upon that house ; and it fell : 
and great w^as the fall of it. 

And it came to pass, when Jesus had ended these 
sayings, the people were astonished at his doctrine. 

For he taught them as one having authority, and 
not as the scribes. 



SELECTION Xm. 

Luke vii. 1-23, vm. 22-25. 

Now when he had ended all his savino^s in the audi- 
ence of the people, he entered into Capernaum. 

And a certain centurion's servant, who was dear unto 
him, was sick, and ready to die. 

And when he heard of Jesus, he sent unto him the 
elders of the Jews, beseeching him that he would come 
and heal his servant. 

And when they came to Jesus, they besought him 
instantly, saying, That he was worthy for whom he 
should do this : 

For he loveth our nation, and he hath built us a 
synagogue. 



230 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Then Jesus went with them. And when he was no^ 
not far from the house, the centurion sent friends to 
him, saying unto him, Lord, trouble not thyself: for I 
am not worthy that thou shouldest enter under my roof; 

Wherefore neither thought I myself worthy to come 
unto thee ; but say in a word, and my servant shall 
be healed. 

For I also am a man set under authority, having 
under me soldiers, and I say unto one, Go, and he 
goeth ; and to another. Come, and he cometh ; and to 
my servant. Do this, and he doeth it. 

When Jesus heard these things, he marvelled at 
him, and turned him about and said unto the people 
that followed him, I say unto you, I have not found so 
great faith, no, not in Israel. 

And they that were sent, returning to the house, 
found the servant whole that had been sick. 

And it came to pass the day after, that he went into 
a city called Nain : and many of his disciples went 
with him, and much people. 

Now when he came nigh to the gate of the city, 
behold, there was a dead man carried out, the only 
son of his mother, and she was a widow : and much 
people of the city was with her. 

And when the Lord saw her, he had compassion on 
her, and said unto her. Weep not. 

And he came and touched the bier : and they that 
bare him stood still. And he said. Young man, I say 
unto thee. Arise. 

And he that was dead sat up, and began to speak : 
and he delivered him to his mother. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 231 

And there came a fear on all : and they glorified 
God, sajmg, That a great prophet is risen up among 
us ; and, That God hath visited his people. 

And this rumor of him went forth throughout all 
Judea, and throughout all the region round about. 

And the disciples of John showed him of all these 
things. 

And John, calling unto him two of his disciples, sent 
them to Jesus, saying. Art thou he that should come ] 
or look we for another 1 

When the men were come unto him, they said, John 
Baptist hath sent us unto thee, saying, Art thou he 
that should come 1; or look we for another 1 

And in that same hour he cured many of their in- 
firmities, and plagues, and of evil spirits ; and unto 
many that were blind he gave sight. 

Then Jesus answering, said unto them. Go your way, 
and tell John what things ye have seen and heard ; 
how that the blind see, the lame walk, the lepers are 
cleansed, the deaf hear, the dead are raised, to the poor 
the gospel is preached. 

And blessed is he, whosoever shall not be offended in 
me. 

Now it came to pass on a certain day, that he went 
into a ship with his disciples : and he said unto them, 
Let us go over unto the other side of the lake. And 
they launched forth. 

But as they sailed, he fell asleep : and there came 
down a storm of w^ind on the lake ; and they were 
filled with water, and were in jeopardy. 



232 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

And they came to him, and awoke him, saying, 
Master, Master, we perish. Then he arose, and re- 
buked the wind, and the raging of the water : and 
they ceased, and there was a calm. 

And he said unto them. Where is your faith 1 And 
they, being afraid, wondered, saying one to another. 
What manner of man is this ! for he commandeth 
even the winds and water, and they obey him. 



SELECTION XIV. 

Matthew ix. 1-13, 18,19, 23-38. 

And he entered into a ship, and passed over, and 
came into his own city. 

And, behold, they brought to him a man sick of the 
palsy, lyiug on a bed : and Jesus seeing their faith said 
unto the sick of the palsy, Son, be of good cheer ; thy 
sins be forgiven thee. 

And, behold, certain of the scribes said within them- 
selves, This man blasphemeth. 

And Jesus knowing their thoughts said. Wherefore 
think ye evil in your hearts'? 

For whether is easier, to say, Thy sins be forgiven 
thee ', or to say. Arise, and w^alk 1 

But that ye may know that the Son of man hath 
power on earth to forgive sins (then saith he to the 
sick of the palsy), Arise, take up thy bed, and go unto 
thine house. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 233 

And he arose, and departed to his house. 

But when the multitude saw it, they marvelled, and 
glorified God, which had given such power unto men. 

And as Jesus passed forth from thence, he saw a 
man, named Matthew, sitting at the receipt of custom : 
and he saith unto him. Follow me. And he arose, and 
followed him. 

And it came to pass, as Jesus sat at meat in the 
house, behold, many publicans and sinners came and 
sat down with him and his disciples. 

And when the Pharisees saw it, they said unto his 
disciples, Why eateth your Master with publicans and 
sinners ] 

But when Jesus heard that, he said unto them. They 
that be whole need not a physician, but they that are 
sick. 

But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have 
mercy, and not sacrifice : for I am not come to call 

the righteous, but sinners to repentance. 

• • • • • 

While he spake these things unto them, behold, 
there came a certain ruler, and worshipped him, say- 
ing, My daughter is even now dead : but come and lay 
thy hand upon her, and she shall live. 

And Jesus arose, and follawed him, and so did his 

disciples. 

• • • • • 

And when Jesus came into the ruler's house, and 
saw the minstrels and the people making a noise. 

He said unto them. Give place : for the maid is not 
dead, but sleepeth. And they laughed him to scorn. 



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But when the people were put forth, he went ir\ 
and took her by the hand, and the maid arose. 

And the fame hereof went abroad into all that 
land. 

And when Jesus departed thence, two blind men 
followed him, crying, and saying, Thou son of David, 
have mercy on us. 

And w^hen he was come into the house, the blind 
men came to him : and Jesus saith unto them, Believe 
ye that I am able to do this '? They said unto him, 
Yea, Lord. 

Then touched he their eyes, saying, According to 
your faith be it unto you. 

And their eyes were opened ; and Jesus straitly 
charged them, saying. See that no man know it. 

But they, when they were departed, spread abroad 
his fame in all that country. 

As they went out, behold, they brought to him a 
dumb man possessed with a devil. 

And when the devil was cast out, the dumb spake : 
and the nniltitudes marvelled, saying, It was never so 
seen in Israel. 

But the Pharisees said, He casteth out devils through 
the prince of the devils. 

i\.nd Jesus went about all the cities and villages, 
teaching in their synagogues, and preaching the gospel 
of the kingdom, and healing every sickness and every 
disease among the people. 

But when he saw the multitudes, he was moved with 
compassion on them, because they fainted, and w^ere 
scattered abroad, as sheep having no shepherd. 



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Then saith he unto his disciples, The harvest truly 
is plenteous, but the laborers are few ; 

Pray ye therefore the Lord of the harvest, that he 
will send forth laborers into his harvest. 



SELECTION XV. 

Lui^E xi. 1-13. 

And it came to pass, that, as he was praying in a 
certain place, when he ceased, one of his disciples said 
unto him, Lord, teach us to pray, as John also taught 
his disciples. 

And he said unto them, When ye pray, say. Our 
Father who art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name. 
Thy kingdom come. Thy will be done, as in heaven, 
so in earth. 

Give us day by day our daily bread. 

And forgive us our sins ; for we also forgive every 
one that is indebted to us. And lead us not into temp- 
tation ; but deliver us from evil. 

And he said unto them, Which of you shall have a 
friend, and shall go unto him at midnight, and say 
unto him, Friend, lend me three loaves ; 

For a friend of mine in his journey is come to me, 
and I have nothing to set before him? 

And he from within shall answer and say, Trouble 



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me not : the door is now shut, and my children are 
with me in bed ; I cannot rise and give thee. 

I say unto you, Though he will not rise and give 
him, because he is his friend, yet because of his im- 
portunity he will rise and give him as many as he 
needeth. 

And I say unto you. Ask, and it shall be given you ; 
seek, and ye shall find ; knock, and it shall be opened 
unto you. 

For every one that asketh receiveth ; and he that 
seeketh findeth ; and to him that knocketh it shall be 
opened. 

If a son shall ask bread of any of you that is a 
father, will he give him a stone ? or if he ask a fish, 
will he for a fish give him a serpent? 

Or if he shall ask an egg^ will he offer him a 
scorpion ? 

If ye then, being evil, know how to give good gifts 
unto your children ; how much more shall your heav- 
enly Father give the Holy Spirit to them that ask him? 



SELECTION XVI. 

Matthew x. 29-42. 

Are not two sparrows sold for a farthing? and one 
of them shall not fall on the ground without your 
Father. 



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But the very hairs of your head are all numbered. 

Fear ye not therefore, ye are of more value than 
many sparrows. 

Whosoever therefore shall confess me before men, 
him will I confess also before my Father which is in 
heaven. 

But whosoever shall deny me before men, him will I 
also deny before my Father which is in heaven. 

Think not that I am come to send peace on earth : 
I came not to send peace, but a sword. 

For I am come to set a man at variance against his 
father, and the daughter against her mother, and the 
daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. 

And a man's foes shall be they of his own household. 

He that loveth father or mother more than me is 
not worthy of me : and he that loveth son or daughter 
more than me is not worthy of me. 

And he that taketh not his cross, and followeth after 
me, is not worthy of me. 

He that findeth his life shall lose it : and he that 
loseth his life for my sake shall find it. 

He that receiveth you receiveth me ; and he that 
receiveth me receiveth him that sent me. 

He that receiveth a prophet in the name of a prophet 
shall receive a prophet's reward ; and he that receiveth 
a righteous man in the name of a righteous man shall 
receive a righteous man's reward. 

And w^hosoever shall give to drink unto one of these 
little ones a cup of cold water only in the name of a 
disciple, verily I say unto you he shall in no wise lose 
his reward. 



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SELECTION XVn 

Makk IV. 1-10, 13-25. 

And he began again to teach by the sea-side : and 
there was gathered unto him a great multitude, so 
that he entered into a ship, and sat in the sea ; and 
the whole multitude was by the sea on the land. 

And he taught them many things by parables, and 
said unto them in his doctrine, 

Hearken ; Behold, there went out a sower to sow : 

And it came to j.ass, as he sowed, some fell by the way- 
side, and the fowls of the air came and devoured it up. 

And some fell on stony ground, where it had not 
much earth ; and immediately it sprang up, because it 
had no depth of earth : 

But when the sun was up, it was scorched ; and be- 
cause it had no root, it withered away. 

And some fell among thorns, and the thorns grew 
up, and choked it, and it yielded no fruit. 

And other fell on good ground, and did yield fruit 
that sprang up and increased ; and brought forth, 
some thirty, and some sixty, and some a hundred. 

And he said unto them. He that hath ears to hear, 
let him hear. 

And when he was alone, they that were abo it him 

with the twelve asked of him the parable. 

• • • • • 

And he said unto them. Know ye not this parablf^ 
and how then will ye know all parables 1 



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The sower soweth the word. 

And these are they by the way-side, where the word 
is sown; but when they have heard, Satan cometh 
immediately, and taketh away the word that was sown 
in their hearts. 

And these are they Hkewise which are sown on stony 
ground ; who, when they have heard the word, imme 
diately receive it with gladness ; 

And have no root in themselves, and so endure but 
for a time : afterward, when affliction or persecution 
ariseth for the word's sake, immediately they are of- 
fended. 

And these are they which are sown among thorns ; 
such as hear the word, 

And the cares of this world, and the deceitfulness of 
riches, and the lusts of other things entering in, choke 
the word, and it becometh imfruitful. 

And these are they which are sown on good ground ; 
such as hear the word, and receive it, and bring forth 
fruit, some thirty-fold, some sixty, and some a hun- 
dred. 

And he said unto them, Is a candle brought to be 
put under a bushel, or under a bed 1 and not to be set 
on a candlestick 1 

For there is nothing hid, which shall not be mani- 
fested ; neither was anything kept secret, but that it 
should come abroad. 

If any ip.an have ears to hear, let him hear. 

And he said unto them, Take heed what ye hear. 
With what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to 
you ; and unto you that hear shall more be given. 



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For he that hath, to him shall be given ; and h© 
that hath not, from him shall be taken even that which 
he hath. 



SELECTION XVIII. 

Mark vr. 30-56. 

And the apostles gathered themselves together unto 
Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had 
done, and what they had taught. 

And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart 
into a desert place, and rest awhile : for there were 
many coming and going, and they had no leisure so 
much as to eat. 

And they departed into a desert place by ship pri- 
vately. 

And the people saw them departing, and many knew 
him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and out- 
went them, and came together unto him. 

And Jesus, w^hen he came out, saw much people, and 
was moved with compassion toward them, because they 
were as sheep not having a shepherd : and he began to 
teach them many things. 

And when the day was now far spent, his disciples 
came unto him, and said. This is a desert place, and 
now the time is far passed : 

Send them away, that they may go into the country 
round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves 
bread : for they have nothino^ to eat- 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 241 

He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to 
eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy 
two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to 
eaf? 

He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye ? go 
and see. And when they knew, they say. Five, and 
two fishes. 

And he commanded them to make all sit down by 
companies upon the green grass. 

And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds and by 
fifties. 

And when he had taken the five loaves and the two 
fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake 
the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before 
them ; and the two fishes divided he among them all. 

And they did all eat, and were filled. 

And they took up twelve baskets full of the frag- 
ments, and of the fishes. 

And they that did eat of the loaves were about five 
thousand men. 

And straightway he constrained his disciples to get 
into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto 
Bethsaida, while he sent away the people. 

And when he had sent them away, he departed into 
a mountain to pray. 

And when even was come, the ship was in the midst 
of the sea, and he alone on the land. 

And he saw them toilino; in rowino' ; for the wind was 
contrary unto them : and about the fourth watch of 
the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, 
and would have passed by them. 



242 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

But when they saw him walking upon the sea, thej? 
supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out : 

(For they all saw him, and were troubled.) And 
mimediately he talked with them, and saith anto 
them, Be of good cheer :. it is I; be not afraid. 

And he went up unto them into the ship ; and the 
wind ceased : and they were sore amazed in themselves 
beyond measure, and wondered. 

For they considered not the miracle of the loaves ; 
for their heart was hardened. 

And when they had passed over, they came into the 
land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore. 

And when they were come out of the ship, straight- 
way they knew him. 

And ran through that whole region round about, 
and began to carry about in beds those that were 
sick, where they heard he was. 

And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities. 
or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and be- 
sought him that they might touch if it were but the 
border of his garment : and as many as touched him 
were made whole. 



SELECTION XIX. 

Luke xii. 13-40. 

And one of the company said unto him. Master, 
speak to my brother, that he divide the inheritance 
with me. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 243 

And he said unto him, Man, who made me a judge 
or a divider over you 1 

And he said unto them, Take heed, and beware of 
covetousness : for a man's Hfe consisteth not in the 
abundance of the things which he possesseth. 

And he spake a parable unto them, saying, The 
ground of a certain rich man brought forth plenti- 
fully : 

And he thought within himself, saying. What shall 
I do, because I have no room where to bestow my 
fruits ^ 

And he said. This will I do : I will pull down my 
barns, and build greater; and there will I bcdtow all 
my fruits and my goods. 

And I will say to my soul, Soul, thou hast much 
goods laid up for many years j take thine ease, eat, 
drink, and be merry. 

But God said unto him. Thou fool, this night thy 
soul shall be required of thee : then whose shall those 
things be, which thou hast provided ? 

So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is 
not rich toward God. 

And he said unto his disciples. Therefore I say unto 
you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat ; 
neither for the body, what ye shall put on. 

The life is more than meat, and the body is more 
than raiment. 

Consider the ravens : for they neither sow nor reap ; 
which neither have storehouse nor barn ; and God 
feedeth them : how much more are ye better than the 
fowls ] 



244 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

And which of you with taking thought can add to 
his stature one cubit ? 

If ye then be not able to do that thing which is 
least, why take ye thought for the rest '^ 

Consider the lilies how they grow : they toil not, 
they spin not ; and yet I say unto you, that Solomon 
in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. 

If then God so clothe the grass, which is to-day in 
the field, and to-morrow is cast into the oven ; how 
much more will he clothe you, ye of little faith 1 

And seek not ye wdiat ye shall eat, or w^hat ye shall 
drink, neither be ye of doubtful mind. 

For all these things do the nations of the world 
seek after : and your Father knoweth that ye have 
need of these things. 

But rather seek ye the kingdom of God; and all 
these things shall be added unto jow. 

Fear not, little flock ; for it is your Father's good 
pleasure to give you the kingdom. 

Sell that ye havd, and give alms ; provide yourselves 
bags which wax not old, a treasure in the heavens that 
faileth not, where no thief approacheth, neither moth 
corrupteth. 

For where your treasure is, there will your heart be 
also. 

Let your loins be girded about, and your lights 
burning ; 

And ye yourselves like unto men that wait for their 
lord, when he will return from the wedding ; that, 
when he cometh and knocketh, they may open unto 
h\xxi immediately. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 245 

Blessed are those servants, whom the lord when he 
Cometh shall find watching : verily I saj^ unto you, that 
he shall gird himself, and make them to sit down to 
meat, and will come forth and serve them. 

And if he shall come in the second watch, or come 
in the third watch, and find them so, blessed are those 
servants. 

And this know, that if the good man of the house 
had known what hour the thief would come, he w^ould 
have watched, and not have suflfered his house to be 
broken through. 

Be ye therefore ready also : for the Son of man 
Cometh at an hour when ye think not. 



SELECTION XX. 

Luke xv. 11-32. 

And he said, A certain man had tw^o sons : 

And the younger of them said to his father. Father, 
give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And 
he divided unto them his living. 

And not many days after the younger son gathered 
all together, and took his journey into a far country, 
and there w^asted his substance with riotous living. 

And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty 
famine in that land ; and he began to be in want. 

And he went and joined himself to a citizen of that 
country ; and he sent him into his fields to feed swina 



246 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

And he would fliin have filled his belly with the 
husks that the Sivine did eat : and no man gave unto 
mm. 

x4nd w^hen he came to himself, he said, How many 
hired servants of my father's have bread enough and 
to spare, and I perish with hunger! 

I will arise and go to my father, and will say unto 
him, Father, I have sinned against heaven, and before 
thee. 

And am no more w^orthy to be called thy son : make 
me as one of thy hired servants. 

And he arose, and came to his father. But when he 
was yet a great way off, his father saw him, and had 
compassion, and ran, and fell on his neck, and kissed 
him. 

And the son said unto him, Father, I have sinned 
against heaven, and in thy sight, and am no more 
worthy to be called thy son. 

But the father said to his servants. Bring forth the 
best robe, and put it. on him ; and put a ring on his 
hand, and shoes on his feet : 

And bring hither the fatted calf, and kill it ; and let 
us eat, and be merry : 

For this my son w^as dead, and is alive again ; he 
was lost, and is found. And they began to be merry. 

Now his elder son was in the field : and as he came 
and drew nigh to the house, he heard music and dan- 
cing. 

And he called one of the servants and asked what 
these things meant. 

And he said unto him, Thy brother is come; and 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 247 

thy father hath killed the fatted calf, because he hath 
received him safe and sound. 

And he was angrj, and would not go in : therefore 
came his father out, and entreated him. 

And he answering said to his father, Lo, these many 
years do I serve thee, neither transgressed I at any 
time thy commandment ; and yet thou never gavest 
me a kid, that I might make merry with my friends : 

But as soon as this thy son was come, which hath 
devoured thy living with harlots, thou hast killed for 
him the fatted calf. 

And he said unto him, Son, thou art ever with me, 
and all that I have is thine. 

It was meet that we should make merry, and be 
glad : for this thy brother was dead, and is alive again ; 
and was lost, and is found. 



SELECTION XXI. 

Mark xii. 28-34. 

And one of the scribes came, and having heard them 
reasoning together, and perceiving that he had an- 
swered them well, asked him, Which is the first com- 
mandment of all'? 

And Jesus answered him, The first of all the com- 
mandments is, Hear, Israel; The Lord our God is 
one Lord : 

And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy 



248 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mii^i;, 
and with all thy strength : this is the first command- 
ment. 

And the second is like, namely this, Thou shalt love 
thy neighbor as thyself. There is none other com- 
mandment greater than these. 

And the scribe said unto him, Well, Master, thou 
hast said the truth : for there is one God ; and there 
is none other but he : 

And to love him with all the heart, and with all the 
understanding, and with all the soul, and with ail the 
strength, and to love his neighbor as himself, is more 
than all whole burnt-offerings and sacrifices. 

And when Jesus saw that he answered discreetly, he 
said unto him, Thou art not far from the kingdoin of 
God. 



SELECTION XXII. 

Luke x. 25-37. 

And behold, a certain lawyer stood up, and tempted 
him, saying. Master, what shall I do to inherit eternal 
life? 

He said unto him, What is written in the law 1 how 
readest thou "l 

And he answering said. Thou shalt love the Lord 
thy God with all thy heart, and wdth all thy soul, and 
w^ith all thy strength, and with all thy mind , and thy 
neighbor as thyself. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 249 

And he said unto him, Thou hast answered riglit : 
this do, and thou shalt Hve. 

But he, willing to justify himself, said unto Jesus, 
Lnd who is my neighbor 1 

And Jesus answering said, A certain man went down 
^rom Jerusalem to Jericho, and fell among thieves, 
which stripped him of his raiment, and wounded him, 
and departed, leaving him half dead. 

And by chance there came down a certain priest that 
way : and when he saw him, he passed by on the other 
side. 

And likewise a Levite, when he was at the place, 
came and looked on him, and passed by on the other 
.side. 

But a certain Samaritan, as he journeyed, came 
where he was : and when he saw him, he had compas- 
sion on him. 

And w^ent to him, and bound up his wounds, 
pouring in oil and wine, and set him on his own beast, 
.'ind brought him to an inn, and took care of him. 

And on the morrow when he departed, he took out 
two pence, and gave them to the host, and said unto 
him, Take care of him : and whatsoever thou spendest 
more, when I come again, I will repay thee. 

Which now of these three, thinkest thou, was neigh- 
bor unto him that fell among the thieves'? 

And he said, He that showed mercy on him. Then 
said Jesus unto him, Go, and do thou likewise. 



250 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION XXm. 

Luke yii. 36-50. 

And one of the Pharisees desired him that he would 
eat with him. And he went into the Pharisee's house, 
and sat down to meat. 

And behold, a woman in the city, which was a sin- 
ner, when she knew that Jesus sat at meat in the 
Pharisee's house, brought an alabaster box of ointment, 

And stood at his feet behind him weeping, and be- 
gan to wash his feet with tears, and did wipe them 
with the hairs of her head, and kissed his feet, and- 
anointed them with the ointment. 

Now, when the Pharisee which had bidden him 
saw it, he spake within himself, saying, This man, if 
he were a prophet, would have known who and what 
manner of woman this is that toucheth him : for she 
is a sinner. 

And Jesus answering said unto him, Simon, I have 
somewhat to say unto thee. And he saith, Master, 
say on. 

There was a certain creditor which had two debtors : 
the one owed five hundred pence, and the other fifty. 

And when they had nothing to pay, he frankly for- 
gave them both. Tell me therefore, which of them 
will love him most 1 

Simon answered and said, I suppose that he to 
whom he forgave most. And he said unto him, Thou 
hast rightly judged. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 251 

And he turned to the woman, and said unto Simon, 
Seest thou this woman'? I entered into thy house, 
thou gavest me no water for my feet : but she hath 
washed my feet with tears, and wiped them with the 
hairs of her head. 

Thou gavest me no kiss : but this woman since the 
time I came in hath not ceased to kiss my feet. 

My head with oil thou didst not anoint : but this 
woman hath anointed my feet with ointment. 

Wherefore, I say unto thee. Her sins, which are 
many, are forgiven ; for she loved much : but to whom 
little is forgiven, the same loveth little. 

And he said unto her. Thy sins are forgiven. 

And they that sat at meat with him began to say 
within themselves, Who is this that forgiveth sins also 1 

And he said to the woman, Thy faith hath saved 
thee ; go in peace. 



SELECTION XXIV. 

John iv. 1-42. 

When therefore the Lord knew how the Pharisees 
had heard that Jesus made and baptized more disciples 
than John, 

(Though Jesus himself baptized not, but his dis 
ciples,) 

He left Judea, and departed again into Galilee. 

And he must needs go through Samaria. 

Then cometh he to a city of Samaria, which is called 



252 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Sychar, near to the parcel of ground that Jacob gave 
to his son Joseph. 

Now Jacob's well was there. Jesus therefore, being 
wearied with his journey, sat thus on the well : and it 
was about the sixth hour. 

There cometh a woman of Samaria to draw water : 
Jesus saith unto her, Give me to drink. 

(For his disciples were gone away unto the city to 
buy meat.) 

Then saith the woman of Samaria unto him, How 
is it that thou, being a Jew, askest drink of me, which 
am a woman of Samaria '? for the Jews have no deal- 
ings with the Samaritans. 

Jesus answered and said unto her, If thou knewest 
the gift of God, and who it is that saith to thee, Give 
me to drink ; thou wouldest have asked of him, and 
he would have given thee living water. 

The woman saith unto him, Sir, thou hast nothing 
to draw with, and the well is deep : from whence then 
hast thou that living water '? 

Art thou greater than our father Jacob, which gave 
us the well, and drank thereof himself, and his chil- 
dren, and his cattle ] 

Jesus answered and said unto her. Whosoever drinks 
eth of this water shall thirst again : 

But whosoever drinketh of the water that I shall 
give him shall never thirst ; but the water that I shall 
give him shall be in him a well of water springing up 
into everlasting life. 

The woman saith unto him. Sir, give me this water, 
that I thirst not, neither come hither to draw. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 253 

Jesus saith unto her, Go, call thy husband, and come 
hither. 

The woman answered and said, I have no husband. 
Jesus said unto her. Thou hast well said, I have no 
husband : 

For thou hast had five husbands ; and he whom 
thou now hast is not thy husband : in that saidst thou 
truly. 

The woman saith unto him, Sir, I perceive that thou 
art a prophet. 

Our fathers worshipped in this mountain ; and ye 
say, that in Jerusalem is the place where men ought 
to worship. 

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, believe me, the hour 
Cometh, when ye shall neither in this mountain, nor 
yet at Jerusalem, worship the Father. 

Ye worship ye know^ not what : we know what we 
worship ; for salvation is of the Jews. 

But the hour cometh, and now is, when the true 
worshippers shall worship the Father in spirit and in 
truth ; for the Father seeketh such to worship him. 

God is a Spirit : and they that worship him must 
worship him in spirit and in truth. 

The woman saith unto him, T know that Messias 
cometh, which is called Christ ; when he is come, he 
w^ill tell us all things. 

Jesus saith unto her, I that speak unto thee am 
he. 

And upon this came his disciples, and marvelled that 
he talked with the woman ; yet no man said. What 
seekest thou 1 or, Why talkest thou with her 1 



254 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

The woman then left her waterpot, and went her way 
into the city, and saith to the men, 

Come, see a man which told me all things that ever 
I did : is not this the Christ '? 

Then they went out of the city, and came unto him. 

In the mean while his disciples prayed him, saying, 
Master, eat. 

But he said unto them, I have meat to eat that ye 
know not of 

Therefore said the disciples one to another. Hath 
any man brought him aught to eat 1 

Jesus saith unto them, My meat is to do the will of 
him that sent me, and to finish his work. 

Say not ye. There are yet four months, and then 
Cometh harvest 1 behold, I say unto you. Lift up your 
eyes, and look on the fields ; for they are w^hite already 
to harvest. 

And he that reapeth receiveth wages, and gathereth 
fruit unto life eternal : that both he that sow^eth and 
he that reapeth may rejoice together. 

And herein is that saying true, One soweth, and 
another reapeth. 

I sent you to reap that whereon ye bestowed no la- 
bor : other men labored, and ye are entered into their 
labors. 

And many of the Samaritans of that city believed 
on him for the saying of the woman, which testified, 
He told me all that ever I did. 

So when the Samaritans were come unto him, they 
besought him that he would tarry with them : and he 
abode there tw^o davs. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 255 

And many more believed because of his own word'; 

And said unto the woman, Now we believe, not be- 
cause of thy saying : for we have heard him ourselves, 
and know that this is hideed the Christ, the Saviour 
of the world. 



SELECTION XXV. 

John ix. 1-38. 

And as Jesus passed by, he saw a man which was 
blind from his birth. 

And his disciples asked him, saying, Master, who did 
sin, this man, or his parents, that he w as born blind 1 

Jesus answered. Neither hath this man sinned, nor 
his parents : but that the works of God should be 
made manifest in him. 

I must work the w^orks of him that sent me, while 
it is day : the night cometh, when no man can work. 

As long as I am in the world, I am the light of the 
world. 

When he had thus spoken, he spat on the ground, 
and made clay of the spittle, and he anointed the eyes 
of the blind man with the clay. 

And said unto him, Go, w\ash in the pool of Siloam, 
(which is by interpretation. Sent.) He went his way 
therefore, and washed, and came seeing. 

The neighbors therefore, and they which before had 
seen him that he was blind, said, Is not this he that 
sat and begged 1 



256 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Some said, This is he : others said, He is like him \ 
but he said, I am he. 

Therefore said they unto him, How were thine eyes 
opened 1 

He answered and said, A man that is called Jesus 
made clay, and anointed mine eyes, and said unto me, 
Go to the pool of Siloam, and wash : and 1 went and 
washed, and I received sight. 

Then said they unto him. Where is he ? He said, I 
know not. 

They brought to the Pharisees him that aforetime 
was blind. 

And it was the sabbath day when Jesus made the 
clay, and opened his eyes. 

Then again the Pharisees also asked him how he had 
received his sight. He said unto them. He put clay 
upon mine eyes, and I washed, and do see. 

Therefore said some of the Pharisees, This man is 
not of God, because he keepeth not the sabbath day. 
Others said. How can a man that is a sinner do such 
miracles '? And there was a division among them. 

They say unto the blind man again. What say est 
thou of him, that he hath opened thine eyes 1 He said, 
He is a prophet. 

But the Jews did not believe concerning him, that 
he had been blind, and received his sight, until they 
called the parents of him that had received his sight. 

And they asked them, saying. Is this your son who 
ye say was born blind 1 How then doth he now see ? 

His parents answered them and said. We know that 
this is our son, and that he was born blind : 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 257 

But by what means he now seeth, w^e know not ; or 
who hath opened his eyes, we know not : he is of age ; 
ask him : he shall speak for himself. 

These words spake his parents, because they feared 
the Jews : for the Jews had agreed already, that if any 
man did confess that he was Christ, he should be put 
out of the synagogue. 

Therefore said his parents. He is of age ; ask him. 

Then again called they the man that was blind, and 
said unto him, Give God the praise : we know that 
this man is a sinner. 

He answ^ered and said, Whether he be a sinner or 
no, I know not : one thing I know, that, whereas I 
was blind, now^ I see. 

Then said they to him again. What did he to thee 1 
how opened he thine eyes 1 

He answered them, I have told you already, and ye 
did not hear : wherefore would ye hear it again 1 will 
ve also be his disciples 1 

Then they reviled him, and said, Thou art his dis- 
ciple ; but we are Moses' disciples. 

We know that God spake unto Moses : as for this 
fellow, we know not from whence he is. 

The man answered and said unto them. Why, herein 
is a marvellous thing, that ye know not from whence 
he is, and yet he hath opened mine eyes. 

Now we know that God heareth not sinners : but if 
any man be a w^orshipper of God, and doeth his wdll, 
him he heareth. 

Since the w^orld began was it not heard that any 
man opened the eyes of one that was born blind. 



258 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

If this man were not of God, he could do nothing. 

They answered and said unto him, Thou wast alto- 
gether lx)rn in sins, and dost thou teach us 1 And 
they cast him out. 

Jesus heard that they had cast him out ; and when 
he had found him, he said unto him. Dost thou believe 
on the Son of God'? 

He answered and said. Who is he, Lord, that I might 
believe on him ^ 

And Jesus said unto him. Thou hast both seen him, 
and it is he that talketh with thee. 

And he said, Lord, I believe. And he worshipped 
him. 



SELECTION XXVI. 

John xiv. 

Let not your heart be troubled : ye believe in God, 
believe also in me. 

In my Father's house are many mansions : if it were 
not so, I would have told you. I go to prepare a place 
for you. 

And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come 
again, and receive you unto myself; that where I am, 
there ye may be also. 

And whither I go ye know, and the way ye know. 

Thomas saith unto him. Lord, we know not whither 
thou goest ; and how can we know the way 1 

Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, and the truth. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 259 

and the life : no man cometli unto the Father, but 
by me. 

If ye had known me, ye should have known my 
Father also : and from henceforth ye know him, and 
have seen him. 

Philip saith unto him. Lord, show us the Father, 
and it sufficeth us. 

Jesus saith unto him. Have I been so long time with 
you, and yet hast thou not known me, Philip ? he that 
hath seen me hath seen the Father ; and how sayest 
thou then, Show us the Father 1 

Believest thou not that I am in the Father, and the 
Father in me ^ the words that I speak unto you I 
speak not of myself : but the Father that dwelleth in 
me, he doeth the works. 

Believe me that I am in the Father, and the Father 
in me : or else believe me for the very works' sake. 

Verily, verity, I say unto you, He that believeth on 
me, the works that I do shall he do also ; and greater 
works than these shall he do ; because I go unto my 
Father. 

And whatsoever ye shall ask in my name, that will 
I do, that the Father may be glorified in the Son. 

If ye shall ask anything in my name, I will do it. 

If ye love me, keep my commandments. 

And I will pray the Father, and he shall give you 
another Comforter, that he may abide with you forever; 

Even the Spirit of truth ; whom the world cannot 
receive, because it seeth him not, neither knoweth 
him : but ye know him ; for he dwelleth with you, and 
shall be in you. 



260 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

I will not leave you comfortless : I will come to 
you. 

Yet a little while, and the world seeth me no more ; 
but ye see me : because I live, ye shall live also. 

At that day ye shall know that I am in my Father, 
and ye in me, and I in you. 

He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, 
he it is that loveth me : and he that loveth me shall 
be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will 
manifest myself to him. 

Judas saith unto him (not Iscariot), Lord, how is it 
that thou wilt manifest thyself unto us, and not unto 
the world ] 

Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love 
me, he will keep my words : and my Father will love 
him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode 
with him. 

He that loveth me not keepeth not my sayings : and 
the word which ye hear is not mine, but the Father's 
which sent me. 

These things have I spoken unto you, being yet 
present with you. 

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom 
the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you 
all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, 
whatsoever I have said unto you. 

Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you : 
not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not 
your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid. 

Ye have heard how T said unto you, I go away, and 
come again unto you. If ye loved me, ye would re- 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 261 

joice, because I said, I go unto the Father : for my 
Father is greater than L 

And now I have told you before it come to pass, 
that, when it is come to pass, ye might believe. 

Hereafter I will not talk much with you : for the 
prince of this world cometh, and hath nothing in 
me. 

But that the world may know that I love the Father ; 
and as the Father gave me commandment, even so I 
do. Arise, let us go hence. 



SELECTION XXVII. 

John xv. 

I AM the true vine, and my Father is the husband- 
man. 

Every branch in me that beareth not fruit he taketh 
away : and every branch that beareth fruit he purgeth 
it, that it may bring forth more fruit. 

Now ye are clean through the word which I have 
spoken unto you. 

Abide in me, and I in vou. As the branch cannot 
bear fruit of itself, except it abide in the vine ; no 
more can ye, except ye abide in me. 

I am the vine, ye are the branches : He that abideth 
in me, and I in him, the same bringeth forth much 
fruit : for without me ye can do nothing. 

If a man abide not in me, he is cast forth as a 



262 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

branch, and is withered ; and men gather them, and 
cast them into the fire, and they are burned. 

If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye 
shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you. 

Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much 
fruit ; so shall ye be my disciples. 

As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you : 
continue ye in my love. 

If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my 
love ; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, 
and abide in his love. 

These things have I spoken unto you, that my joy 
might remain in you, and that your joy might be full. 

This is my commandment, That ye love one another, 
as I have loved you. 

Greater love hath no man than this, that a man lay 
down his life for his friends. 

Ye are my friends, if ye do whatsoever I command 
you. 

Henceforth I call you not servants ; for the servant 
knoweth not what his lord doeth : bat I have called 
you friends ; for all things that I have heard of my 
Father I have made known unto you. 

Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and 
ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, 
and that your fruit should remain ; that whatsoever ye 
shall ask of the Father in my name, he may give it you. 

These things I command you, that ye love one 
another. 

If the world hate you, ye know that it hated me 
before it hated you., 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 263 

If ye were of the world, the world would love his 
own j but because ye are not of the world, but I have 
chosen you out of the world, therefore the world hateth 
you. 

Eemember the word that I said unto j^ou, The ser- 
vant is not greater than his lord. If they have perse- 
cuted me, they will also persecute you j if they have 
kept my saying, they will keep yours also. 

But all these things will they do unto you for my 
name's sake, because they know not him that sent me. 

If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had 
not had sin j but now they have no cloak for their sin. 

He that hateth me hateth my Father also. 

If I had not done among them the works which none 
other man did, they had not had sin ; but now have 
they both seen and hated both me and my Father. 

But this Cometh to pass, that the word might be 
fulfilled that is written in their law. They hated me 
without a cause. 

But when the Comforter is come, whom I will send 
unto you from the Father, even the Spirit of truth, 
which proceedeth from the Father, he shall testify of 
me : 

And ye also shall bear witness, because ye have been 
with me from the beginning. 



264 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION XXVm. 

John xvi. 

These things have I spoken unto you, that ye 
should not be offended. 

They shall put you out of the synagogues : yea, the 
time Cometh, that whosoever killeth you will think 
that he doeth God service. 

And these things will they do unto you, because 
they have not known the Father, nor me. 

But these things have I told you, that when the 
time shall come, ye may remember that I told you of 
them. And these things I said not unto you at the 
beginning, because I was with you. 

But now I go my way to him that sent me ; and 
none of you asketh me, Whither goest thou 1 

But because I have said these things unto you, sor- 
row hath filled your heart. 

Nevertheless, I tell you the truth : It is expedient 
for you that I go away : for if I go not away, the 
Comforter will not come unto you ; but if I depart, I 
will send him unto you. 

And when he is come, he will reprove the world of 
sin, and of righteousness, and of judgment : 

Of sin, because they believe not on me ; 

Of righteousness, because I go to my Father, and 
ye see me no more ; 

Of judgment, because the prince of this world is 
judged. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 265 

I have yet many things to say unto you, but ye 
cannot bear them now. 

Howbeit when he, the Spirit of truth, is come, he 
will guide you into all truth : for he shall not speak 
of himself; but whatsoever he shall hear, that shall 
he speak : and he will show you things to come. 

He shall glorify me : for he shall receive of mine, 
and shall show it unto you. 

All things that the Father hath are mine : therefore 
said I, that he shall take of mine, and shall show i1 
unto you. 

A little while, and ye shall not see me : and again, 
a little while, and ye shall see me, because I go to the 
Father. 

Then said some of his disciples among themselves. 
What is this that he saith unto us, A little while, and 
ye shall not see me : and again, a little while, and ye 
shall see me : and. Because T go to the Father? 

They said therefore. What is this that he saith, A 
little while ? w^e cannot tell what he saith. 

Now Jesus knew that they were desirous to ask 
him, and said unto them, Do ye inquire among your- 
selves of that I said, A little while, and ye shall not 
see me : and again, a little w^hile, and ye shall see me 1 

Verily, verily, I say unto you. That ye shall weep 
and lament, but the world shall rejoice ; and ye shall 
be sorrowful, but your sorrow^ shall be turned into joy. 
• • • » » . 

And ye now therefore have sorrow : but I will see 
you again, and your heart shall rejoice, and your joy 
no man taketh from you. 



266 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

And in that day ye shall ask me nothing. Yerily, 
verily, I say unto yon, Whatsoever ye shall ask the 
Father in my name, he will give it you. 

Hitherto have ye asked nothing in my name : ask, 
and ye shall receive, that your joy may be full. 

^ These things have I spoken unto you in proverbs : 
but the time cometh when T shall no more speak unto 
you in proverbs, but I shall show you plainly of the 
Father. 

At that day ye shall ask in mj name : and I say 
not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you : 

For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have 
loved me, and have believed that I came out from 
God. 

I came forth from the Father, and am come into 
the world : again, I leave the world, and go to the 
Father. 

His disciples said unto him., Lo, now speakest thou 
plainly, and speakest no proverb. 

Now are we sure that thou knowest all things, and 
needest not that any man should ask thee : by this 
we believe that thou earnest forth from God. 

Jesus answered them. Do ye now believe 1 

Behold, the hour cometh, yea, is now come, that ye 
shall be scattered, every man to his own, and shall 
leave me alone : and yet I am not alone, because the 
Father is with me. 

These things I have spoken unto you, that in me 
ye mJght have peace. In the world ye shall have trib- 
ulation : but be of good cheer ; I have overcome the 
world. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 267 

SELECTION XXIX. 

John xvii. 

These words spake Jesus, and lifted up his eyes to 
heaven, and said, Father, the hour is come ; glorify 
thy Son, that thy Son also may glorify thee : 

As thou hast given him power over all flesh, that he 
should give eternal life to as many as thou hast given 
him. 

And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, 
the only true God, and Jesus Christ whom thou hast 
sent. 

I have glorified thee on the earth : I have finished 
the work which thou gavest me to do. 

And now, Father, glorify thou me with thine own 
self with the glory which I had with thee before the 
world was. 

I have manifested thy name unto the men which 
thou gavest me out of the world : thine they were, 
and thou gavest them me ; and they have kept thy 
word. 

Now they have known that all things whatsoever 
thou hast given me are of thee. 

For I have given unto them the words which thou 
gavest me ; and they have received them, and have 
known surely that I came out from thee, and they 
have believed that thou didst send me. 

I pray for them : T pray not for the world, but for 
them which thou hast given me ; for they are thine. 



268 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

And all mine are thine, and thine are mine ; and 1 
am glorified in them. 

And now I am no more in the world, but these are 
in the world, and I come to thee. Holy Father, keep 
through thine own name those whom thou hast given 
me, that they may be one, as we are. 

While I was with them in the world, I kept them in 
thy name : those that thou gavest me I have kept, 
and none of them is lost but the son of perdition; 
that the Scripture might be fulfilled. 

And now come I to thee ; and these things I speak 
in the w^orld, that they might have my joy fulfilled in 
themselves. 

I have given them thy word ; and the world hath 
hated them, because they are not of the world, even 
as I am not of the world. 

I pray not that thou shouldest take them out of the 
world, but that thou shouldest keep them from the 
evil. 

They are not of the world, even as I am not of the 
world. 

Sanctify them through thy truth ; thy word is truth. 

As thou hast sent me in-to the world, even so have I 
also sent them into the world. 

And for their sakes I sanctify myself, that they also 
might be sanctified through the truth. 

Neither pray I for these alone, but for them also 
which shall believe on me through their word ; 

That they all may be one ; as thou. Father, art ii* 
me, and T in thee, that they also may be one m uS . 
that the world may believe that thou hast sent me. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS 269 

x4nd the glory which thou gavest me I have given 
them ; that they may be one, even as we are one : 

I in them, and thou in me, that they may be made 
perfect m one ; and that the world may know that 
thou hast sent me, and hast loved them as thou hast 
loved me. 

Father, I will that they also whom thou hast given 
me be with me where I am ; that they may behold 
my glory which thou hast given me : for thou lovedst 
me before the foundation of the world. 

righteous Father, the world hath not known thee, 
but I have known thee, and these have known that 
thou hast sent me. 

And I have declared unto them thy name, and will 
declare it ; that the love w^herewith thou hast loved 
me may be in them, and I in them. 



SELECTION XXX. 

John xviii. 

When Jesus had spoken these words, he went forth 
with his disciples over the brook Cedron, where w^as a 
garden, into the which he entered, and his disciples. 

And Judas also, which betrayed him, knew the place : 
for Jesus ofttimes resorted thither with his disciples. 

Judas then, having received a band of men and offi- 
cers from the chief priests and Pharisees, cometh 
thither with lanterns and torches and weapons. 



270 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

Jesus, therefore, knowing all things that should 
come upon him, went forth, and said unto them, 
Whom seek ye 1 

They answered him, Jesus of Nazareth. Jesus saith 
unto them, I am he. And Judas also, which betrayed 
him, stood with them. 

As soon then as he had said unto them, I am he, 
they went backward, and fell to the ground. 

Then asked he them again, Whom seek ye "? And 
they said, Jesus of Nazareth. 

Jesus answered, I have told you that I am he : if 
therefore ye seek me, let these go their way : 

That the saying might be fulfilled which he spake, 
Of them which thou gavest me, have I lost noae. 
. Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and 
smote the high priest's servant, and cut off his right 
ear. The servant's name was Malchus. 

Then said Jesus unto Peter, Put up thy sword into 
the sheath : the cup which my Father hath given me^ 
shall I not drink it 1 

Then the band, and the captain, and officers of the 
Jews, took Jesus, and bound him, 

And led him away to Annas first; for he was 
father-in-law to Caiaphas, which w^as the high priest 
that same year. 

Now Caiaphas was he which gave counsel to the 
Jews, that it was expedient that one man should die 
for the people. 

And Simon Peter followed Jesus, and so did another 
disciple : that disciple was knowm unto the high priest, 
and went in with Jesus into the palace of the high priest. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 271 

But Peter stood at the door without. Then went 
out that other disciple which was known unto the 
high priest, and spake unto her that kept the door, 
and brought in Peter. 

Then saith the damsel that kept the door unto 
Peter, Art not thou also one of this man's disciples '? 
He saith, I am not. 

And the servants and officers stood there, who had 
made a fire of coals, for it was cold j and they warmed 
themselves : and Peter stood with them, and warmed 
himself. 

The high priest then asked Jesus of his disciples, 
and of his doctrine. 

Jesus answered him, I spake openly to the world ; 
I ever taught in the synagogue, and in the temple, 
whither the Jews always resort ; and in secret have I 
said nothing. 

Why askest thou me 1 ask them which heard me, 
what I have said unto them : behold, they know 
w^hat I said. 

And when he had thus spoken, one of the officers 
which stood by struck Jesus with the palm of his 
hand, saying, Answerest thou the high priest so 1 

Jesus answered him. If I have spoken evil, bear 
witness of the evil : but if well, why smitest thou me 1 

Now Annas had sent him bound unto Caiaphas the 
high priest. 

And Simon Peter stood and warmed himself. They 
said therefore unto him. Art not thou also one of his 
disciples'? He denied it, and said, I am not. 

One of the servants of the high priest, being his 



272 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

kinsman whose ear Peter cut off, saith, Did I not see 
thee in the garden with him ? 

Peter then denied again ; and immediately the cock 
crew. 

Then led they Jesus from Caiaphas unto the hall of 
judgment : and it was early ; and they themselves 
went not into the judgment-hall, lest they should be 
defiled ; but that they might eat the passover. 

Pilate then went out unto them, and said, What ac- 
cusation bring ye against this man *? 

They answered and said unto him, If he w^ere not a 
malefactor, we would not have delivered him up unto 
thee. 

Then said Pilate unto them. Take ye him, and judge 
him according to your law. The Jews therefore said 
unto him, It is not lawful for us to put any man to 
death : 

That the saying of Jesus might be fulfilled, which 
he spake, signifying what death he should die. 

Then Pilate entered into the judgment-hall again, 
and called Jesus, and said unto him, Art thou the 
King of the Jews 1 

Jesus answered him, Sayest thou this thing of thy- 
self, or did others tell it thee of me 1 

Pilate answered. Am I a Jew ? Thine own nation 
and the chief priests have delivered thee unto me. 
What hast thou done *? 

Jesus answered. My kingdom is not of this world : 
if my kingdom w^ere of this world, then would my 
servants fight, that I should not be delivered to the 
Jews : but now is my kingdom not from hence. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 273 

Pilate cherefore said unto him, Art thou a king 
then 1 Jesus answered, Thou sayest that I am a king. 
To this end was I born, and for this cause came I into 
the world, that 1 should bear witness unto the truth. 
Every one that is of the truth heareth my voice. 

Pilate saith unto him. What is truth 1 And when 
he had said this, he went out again unto the Jews, 
and saith unto them, I find in him no fault at all. 

But ye have a custom that I should release untu 
you one at the passover : will ye therefore that I re- 
lease unto you the King of the Jews'? 

Then cried they all again, saying. Not this man^ 
but Barabbas. Now Barabbas was a robben 



SELECTION XXXI. 

John xix. 

Then Pilate therefore took Jesus, and scourged him. 

And the soldiers platted a crown of thorns, and put 
it on his head, and they put on him a purple robe, 

And said. Hail, King of the Jews ! and they smote 
him with their hands. 

Pilate therefore went forth again, and saith unto 
them. Behold, I bring him forth to you, that ye may 
know that I find no fault in him. 

Then came Jesus forth, wearing the crown of thorns 
and the purple robe. And Pilate saith unto them, 
Behold the man 1 



274 biblp: selections. 

When the chief priests therefore and officers sa\^ 
him, they cried out, saying, Crucify him, crucify him. 
Pilate saith unto them. Take ye him, and crucify him : 
for I find no fault in him. 

The Jews answered him, We have a law, and by 
our law he ought to die, because he made himself the 
Son of God. 

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he was the 
more afraid ; 

And went again into the judgment-hall, and saith 
unto Jesus, Whence art thou 1 But Jesus gave him 
no answer. 

Then saith Pilate unto him, Speakest thou not unto 
me ^ knowest thou not that I have power to crucify 
thee, and have power to release thee '? 

Jesus answered, Thou couldest have no power at all 
against me, except it were given thee from above : 
therefore he that delivered me unto thee hath the 
greater sin. 

And from thenceforth Pilate sought to release him : 
but the Jews cried out, saying. If thou let this man 
go, thou art not Csesar's friend : whosoever maketh 
himself a king speaketh against Csesar. 

When Pilate therefore heard that saying, he brought 
Jesus forth, and sat down in the judgment- seat in a 
place that is called the Pavement, but in the Hebrew, 
Gabbatha. 

And it was the preparation of the passover, and 
about the sixth hour : and he saith unto the Jews, 
Behold your King ! 

But they cried out, Away with him, away with him. 



biblp: selections. 275 

crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, Shall I crucify 
your King ^ The chief priests answered, We have no 
king but Caesar. 

Then delivered he him therefore unto them to be 
crucified. And they took Jesus, and led him away. 

And he bearing his cross went forth into a place 
called the place of a skull, which is called in the He- 
brew Golgotha I 

Where they crucified him, and two others with him, 
on either side one, and Jesus in the midst. 

And Pilate wrote a title, and put it on the cross. 
And thf writing was, JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE 
KING OF THE JEWS. 

This title then read many of the Jews ; for the 
place where Jesus w^as crucified was nigh to the city : 
and it was written in Hebrew^, and Greek, and Latin. 

Then said the chief priests of the Jews to Pilate, 
Write not, The King of the Jews ; but that he said, I 
am King of the Jews. 

Pilate answered. What I have w^'itten, I have writ- 
ten. 

Then the soldiers, when they had crucified Jesus, 
took his garments, and made four parts, to every sol- 
dier a part ; and also his coat : now the coat was 
without seam, woven from the top throughout. 

They said therefore among themselves. Let us not 
rend it, but cast lots for it w^hose it shall be : that the 
Scripture might be fulfilled, which saith. They parted 
my raiment among them, and for my vesture they did 
cast lots. These things therefore the soldiers did. 

Now there stood by the cross of Jesus his mother, 



276 BIBLE SELKCTIONS. 

and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Cleopas, and 
Mary Magdalene. 

When Jesus therefore saw his mother, and the dis- 
ciple standing by whom he loved, he saith unto his 
mother, Woman, behold thy son! 

Then saith he to the disciple. Behold thy mother ! 
And from that hour that disciple took her unto his 
own home. 

After this, Jesus knowing that all things were now 
accomplished, that the Scripture might be fulfilled, 
saith, I thirst. 

Now there was set a vessel full of vinegar : and 
they filled a sponge with vinegar, and put it upon 
hyssop, and put it to his mouth. 

When Jesus therefore had received the vinegar, he 
said. It is finished : and he bowed his head, and gave 
vip the ghost. 

The Jews therefore, because it was the preparation, 
that the bodies should not remain upon the cross on 
the sabbath day, (for that sabbath day was a high- 
day,) besought Pilate that their legs might be broken, 
and that they might be taken away. 

Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the 
first, and of the other which was crucified with him. 

Bat when they came to Jesus, and saw that he was 
dead already, they brake not his legs : 

But one of the soldiers with a spear pierced his 
side, and forthwith came thereout blood and water. 

And he that saw it bare record, and his record is 
true ; and he knoweth that he saith true, that ye 
might believe. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 27V 

For these things were done, that the Scripture 
should be fulfilled, A bone of him shall not be broken. 

And again another Scripture saith, They shall look 
on him whom they pierced. 

And after this, Joseph of Arimathea, being a dis- 
ciple of Jesus, bat secretly for fear of the Jews, 
besought Pilate that he might take away the body of 
Jesus : and Pilate gave him leave. He came there- 
fore, and took the body of Jesus. 

And there came also Nicodemus, (which at the first 
came to Jesus by night,) and brought a mixture of 
myrrh and aloes, about a hundred pounds weight. 

Then took they the body of Jesus, and wound it in 
linen clothes with the spices, as the manner of the 
Jews is to bury. 

Now in the place where he was crucified there was 
a garden ; and in the garden a new sepulchre, wherein 
was never man yet laid. 

There laid they Jesus therefore because of the Jews' 
preparation day ; for the sepulchre was nigh at hand. 



SELECTION XXXII. 

John xx. 

The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene 
early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and 
seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre. 

Then she nunieth, and cometh to Simon Peter, and 



278 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

to the other disciple whom Jesus loved, and saith 
unto them, They have taken away the Lord out of the 
sepulchre, and we know not where they have laid 
him. 

Peter therefore went forth, and that other disciple, 
and came to the sepulchre. 

So they ran both together : and the other disciple 
did outrun Peter, and came first to the sepulchre. 

And he stooping down, and looking in, saw the 
linen clothes lying ; yet went he not in. 

Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went 
into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothes lie. 

And the napkin, that was about his head, not lying 
with the linen clothes, but wrapped together in a place 
by itself. 

Then went in also that other disciple which came 
first to the sepulchre, and he saw^, and believed. 

For as yet they knew not the Scripture, that he 
must rise again from the dead. 

Then the disciples went away again unto their own 
home. 

But Mary stood without at the sepulchre weeping ; 
and as she wept, she stooped down, and looked into 
the sepulchre, 

And seeth two angels in white, sitting, the one at 
the head, and the other at the feet, where the body 
of Jesus had lain. 

And they say unto her. Woman, why weepest thou 1 
She saith unto them. Because they have taken away 
my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. 

And when she had thus said, she turned herself 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 279 

back, and saw Jesus standing, and knew not that it 
was Jesus. 

Jesus saith unto her, Woman, why w^eepest thou 1 
whom seekest thou ^ She, supposing him to be the 
gardener, saith unto him. Sir, if thou have borne him 
hence, tell me where thou hast laid him, and I will 
take him away. 

Jesiis saith unto her, Mary. She turned herself, 
and saith unto him, Rabboni ; which is to say, Master. 

Jesus saith unto her. Touch me not ; for I am not 
yet ascended to my Father : but go to my brethren, 
and say unto them, I ascend unto my Father and 
your Father; and to my God and your God. 

Mary Magdalene came and told the disciples that 
she had seen the Lord, and that he had spoken these 
things unto her. 

Then the same day at evening, being the first day 
of the week, when the doors were shut where the dis- 
ciples were assembled for fear of the Jews, came Jesus 
and stood in the midst, and saith unto them, Peace be 
unto you. 

And when he had so said, he showed unto them his 
hands and his side. Then were the disciples glad 
when they saw the Lord. 

Then said Jesus to them again. Peace be unto you : 
as my Father hath sent me, even so send I you. 

And when he had said this, he breathed on them, 
and saith unto them, Receive ye the Holy Ghost : 

Whosesoever sins ye remit, they are remitted unto 
them ; and whosesoever sins ye retain, they are re- 
tained. 



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But Thomas, one of the twelve, called Didymus, 
was not with' them when Jesus came. 

The other disciples therefore said unto him. We 
have seen the Lord. But he said unto them, Except 
I shall see in his hands the print of the nails, and 
put my finger into the print of the nails, and thrust 
my hand into his side, I will not believe. 

And after eight days again his disciples were within, 
and Thomas with them : then came Jesus, the doors 
being shut, and stood in the midst, and said. Peace be 
unto you. 

Then saith he to Thomas, Reach hither thy finger, 
and behold my hands ; and reach hither thy hand, 
and thrust it into my side ; and be not faithless, but 
believing. 

And Thomas answered and said unto him, My Lord 
and my God. 

Jesus saith unto him, Thomas, because thou hast 
seen me, thou hast believed : blessed are they that 
have not seen, and yet have believed. 

And many other signs truly did Jesus in the pres^ 
ence of his disciples, which are not written in this 
book. 

But these are written, that ye might believe that 
Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God ; and that believ- 
ing ye might have life through his name. 



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SELECTION XXXIII. 

John xxi. 

After these things Jesus showed himself again to 
the disciples at the sea of Tiberias ; and on this wise 
showed he himself 

There were together Simon Peter, and Thomas 
called Didymus, and Nathanael of Cana in Galilee, 
and the sons of Zebedee, and two other of his disci- 
ples. 

Simon Peter saith unto them, I go a fishing. They 
say unto him, We also go with thee. They went 
forth, and entered into a ship immediately ; and that 
night they caught nothing. 

But when the morning was now come, Jesus stood 
on the shore ; but the disciples knew^ not that it was 
Jesus. 

Then Jesus saith unto them. Children, have ye any 
meat 1 They answered him. No. 

And he said unto them. Cast the net on the right 
side of the ship, and ye shall find. They cast there- 
fore, and now they w^ere not able to draw it for the 
multitude of fishes. 

Therefore that disciple whom Jesus loved saith unto 
Peter, It is the Lord. Now w^hen Simon Peter heard 
that it was the Lord, he girt his fisher's coat unto 
him, for he was naked, and did cast himself into the 
sea. 

And the other disciples came in a little ship, (for 



282 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

they were not far from land, but as it were two hun- 
dred cubits,) dragging the net with fishes. 

As soon then as they were come to land, they saw 
a fire of coals there, and fish laid thereon, and bread. 

Jesus saith unto them. Bring of the fish which ye 
have now caught. 

Simon Peter went up, and drew the net to land full 
of great fishes, a hundred and fifty and three : and for 
all there w^ere so many, yet was not the net broken. 

Jesus saith unto them, Come and dine. And none 
of the disciples durst ask him. Who art thou 1 know- 
ing that it was the Lord. 

Jesus then cometh, and taketh bread, and giveth 
them, and fish likewise. 

This is now the third time that Jesus showed him- 
self to his disciples, after that he was risen from the 
dead. 

So when they had dined, Jesus saith to Simon Peter, 
Simon, son of Jonas, lovest thou me more than these 1 
He saith unto him, Yea, Lord ; thou knowest that I 
love thee. He saith unto him, Feed my lambs. 

He saith to him again the second time, Simon, son 
of Jonas, lovest thou me 1 He saith unto him. Yea, 
Lord ; thou knowest that I love thee. He saith unto 
him. Feed my sheep. 

He saith unto him the third time, Simon, son of 
Jonas, lovest thou me '^ Peter was grieved because he 
said unto him the third time, Lovest thou me 1 And 
he said unto him, Lord, thou knowest all things ; thou 
knowest that I love thee. Jesus saith unto him, Feed 
my sheep. 



BIBLE SKLECTIONS. 283 

Verily, verily, I say unto thee, When thou wast 
young, thou girdedst thyself, and walkedst whither thou 
wouldest : but w^hen thou shalt be old, thou shalt 
stretch forth thy hands, and another shall gird thee, 
and carry thee whither thou wouldest not. 

This spake he, signifying by w^hat death «he should 
glorify God. And w^hen he had spoken this, he saith 
unto him, Follow me. 

Then Peter, turning about, seeth the disciple whom 
Jesus loved follow^ing ; which also leaned on his breast 
at supper, and said, Lord, which is he that betrayeth 
thee] 

Peter, seehig him, saith to Jesus^ Lord, and what 
shall this man do ^ 

Jes;;s saith unto him. If I wull that he tarry till I 
come, w^hat is that to thee 1 Follow thou me. 

Then w^ent this saying abroad among the brethren, 
that that disciple should not die : yet Jesus said not 
unto him, He shall not die ; but. If I will that he tar- 
ry till I come, what is that to thee 1 

This is the disciple which testifieth of these things, 
and wrote these things : and we know that his testi- 
mony is true. 

And there are also many other things which Jesus 
did, the which, if they should be written every one, I 
suppose that even the world itself could not contain 
the books that should be written. Amen. 



284 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION XXXIV. 

ROMAJJS XII. 

I BESEECH you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of 
God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, 
acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. 

And be not conformed to this world : but be ye 
transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye 
may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and per- 
fect will of God. 

For I say, through the grace given unto me, to 
every man that is among you, not to think of himself 
more highly than he ought to think ; but to think 
soberly, according as God hath dealt to every man the 
measure of faith. 

For as we have many members in one body, and all 
members have not the same office : 

So we, being many, are one body in Christ, and 
every one members one of another. 

Having then gifts differing according to the grace 
that is given to us, whether prophecy, let us prophesy 
according to the proportion of faith ; 

Or ministry, let us w^ait on our ministering; or he 
that teacheth, on teaching ; 

Or he that exhorteth, on exhortation : he that giv- 
eth, let him do it with simplicity ; he that ruleth, with 
diligence ; he that showeth mercy, with cheerfulness. 

Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which 
is evil ; cleave to that which is good. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 285 

Be kindly affectioned one to another with brotherly 
love ; in honor preferring one another ; 

Not slothful in business ; fervent in spirit : serving 
the Lord ; 

Rejoicing in hope ; patient in tribulation j continu- 
ing instant in prayer ; 

Distributing to the necessity of saints ; given to 
hospitality. 

Bless them which persecute you : bless, and curse 
not. 

Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with 
them that w^eep. 

Be of the same mind one toward another. Mind 
not high things, but condescend to men of low estate. 
Be not wise in your own conceits. 

Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things 
honest in the sight of all men. 

If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peace- 
ably with all men. 

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather 
give place unto wrath : for it is written. Vengeance is 
mine ; I will repay, saith the Lord. 

Therefore, if thine enemy hunger, feed him ; if he 
thirst, give him drink : for in so doing thou shalt heap 
coals of fire on his head. 

Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with 
good. 



286 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

SELECTION XXXV. 

1 Corinthians xiii. 

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of 
angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding 
brass, or a tinkhng cymbal. 

And though I have the gift of prophecy, and under- 
stand all mysteries, and all knowledge ; and though 1 
have all faith, so that I could remove mountains, and 
have not charity, I am nothing. 

And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, 
and though I give my body to be burned, and have 
not charity, it profiteth me nothing. 

Charity suffereth long, and is kind ; charity envieth 
not ; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up. 

Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, 
is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil ; 

Rejoiceth not in iniquity, but rejoiceth in the truth ; 

Beareth all things, believeth all things, hopeth all 
things, endureth all things. 

Charity never faileth : but whether there be proph- 
ecies, they shall fail ; whether there be tongues, they 
shall cease ; whether there be knowledge, it shall van- 
ish away. 

For we know in part, and we prophesy in part. 

But when that which is perfect is come, then that 
which is in part shall be done away. 

When I was a child, I spake as a child, I under- 
stood as a child, I thought as a child : but when I be- 
came a man, I put aw^ay childish things. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 287 

For now we see through a glass, darkly ; but then 
face to face : now I know in part ; but then shall I 
know even as also I am known. 

x\nd now abideth faith, hope, charity, these three ; 
but the greatest of these is charity. 



SELECTION XXXVI, 



James i. 1-12. 



James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus 
Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, 
greeting. 

My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into 
divers temptations ; 

Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh 
patience. 

But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may 
be perfect and entire, wanting nothing. 

If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, 
that giveth to all men liberally, and upbraideth not ; 
and it shall be given him. 

But let him ask in faith, nothing wavering : for he 
that wavereth is like a wave of the sea driven with 
the wind and tossed. 

For let not that man think that he shall receive 
anything of the Lord. 

A double-minded man is unstable in all his ways. 

Let the brother of low degree rejoice in that he is 
exalted : 



288 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

But the rich, in that he is made low : because as 
the flower of the gTass he shall pass away. 

For the sun is no sooner risen with a burning heat, 
but it withereth the grass, and the flower thereof fall- 
eth, and the grace of the fashion of it perisheth : so 
also shall the rich man fade away in his ways. 

Blesseth is the man that endureth temptation : for 
when he is tried, he shall receive the crown of life, 
which the Lord hath promised to them that love 
him. 



SELECTION XXXVII. 

James i. 13-27. 

Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted 
of God : for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither 
tempteth he any man : 

But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away 
of his own lust, and enticed. 

Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth 
sin ; and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth 
death. 

Do not err, my beloved brethren. 

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, 
and Cometh down from the Father of lights, with 
whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning. 

Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, 
that we should be a kind of first-fruits of his crea- 
tures. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 289 

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be 
swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath : 

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness 
of God. 

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of 
nauo^htiness, and receive with meekness the en^frafted 
word, which is able to save your souls. 

But be ye doers of the word, and liot hearers only, 
deceiving your own selves. 

For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, 
he is like unto a man beholdino: his natural face in a 



glass : 



For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and 
straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was. 

But whoso looketh into tlie perfect law of liberty, 
and continueth tliereiu, he being not a forgetful hearer, 
but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his 
deed. 

If any man among you seem to be religious, and 
bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, 
this man's religion is vain. 

Pure religion and undefiled before God and the 
Father is this. To visit the fatherless and widows in 
their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the 
world. 



290 BIBLE SELECTlOiSIa, 

SELECTION XXXVm. 

James hi. 1-18. 

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing thau 
we shall receive the greater condemnation. 

For in many things we offend all. If any man of 
fend not in w^ord, the same is a perfect man, and able 
also to bridle the whole body. 

Behold, w^e put bits in the horses' mouths, that they 
may obey us ; and we turn about their whole body. 

Behold also the ships, which though they be so 
great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are thej 
turned about with a very small helm, whithersoevei 
the governor listeth. 

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth 
great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fir^i 
kindleth ! 

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity : so is 
the tongue among oiu' members, that it defileth the 
whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature ; 
and it is set on fire of hell. 

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of ser- 
pents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath 
been tamed of mankind : 

But the tongue can no man tame ; it is an unruly 
evil, full of deadly poison. 

Therewith bless we God, even the Father ; and 
therewith curse we men, which are made after the sim- 
ilitude of God. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS 291 

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and 
cursing. Mj brethren, these things ought not so to be. 

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet 
water and bitter '? 

Can the fig-tree, my brethren, bear olive-berries'? 
either a vine, figs ? so can no fountain both yield salt 
water and fresh. 

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge 
among you 1 let him show out of a good conversation 
his works wnth meekness of wisdom. 

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your 
hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is 
earthly, sensual, devilish. 

For where envying and strife is, "there is confusion 
and every evil work. 

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, 
then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full 
of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and 
without hypocrisy. 

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of 
them that make peace. 



SELECTION XXXIX. 

1 John ii. 1-17, 28, 29. 

My little children, these things write I unto you, 
that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an ad- 
vocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous : 



292 BIBLE SELECTIONS. 

And he is the propitiation for our sins : and not for 
ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. 

And hereby we do know that we know him, if we 
keep his commandments. 

He that saith, I know him, arid keepeth not his 
commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in 
him. 

But w^hoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the 
love of God perfected : hereby know we that we are 
in him. 

He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also 
so to walk, even as he walked. 

Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, 
but an old commandment which ye had from the 
beginning. The old commandment is the word which 
ye have heard from the beginning. 

Again, a new commandment I write unto you, 
which thing is true in him and in you: because the 
darkness is past, and the true light now shineth. 

He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, 
is in darkness even until now. 

He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and 
there is none occasion of stumbling in him. 

But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and 
walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he 
goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes. 

I write unto you, little children, because your sins 
are forgiven you for his name's sake. 

I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known 
him that is from the beginning. I write imto you, 
young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. 



BIBLE SELECTIONS. 293 

I write unto you, little children, because ye have 
known the Father. 

I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have 
known him that is from the beginning. 1 have writ- 
ten unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and 
the word of God abideth in you, and ye have over- 
come the wicked one. 

• Love not the world, neither the things that are in 
the world. If any man love the world, the love of 
the Father is not in him. 

For all that is in the world, the lust of the flesh, 
and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not 
of the Father, but is of the world. 

And the world passe th away, and the lust thereof : 
but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever. 

And now, little children, abide in him ; that, when 
he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be 
ashamed before him at his coming. 

If ye know that he i^ righteous, ye know that every 
one that doeth righteousness is born of him. 



BIBLE STORIES. 



THE FAVORITE SON. 

Genesis xxxvii. 1-22. 

And Jacob dwelt in the land wherein his father was 
a stranger, in the land of Canaan. 

These are the generations of Jacob. Joseph, being 
seventeen years old, was feeding the flock with his 
brethren ; and the lad was with the sons of Bilhah, 
and with the sous of Zilpah, his father's wives : and 
Joseph brought unto his father their evil report. 

Now Israel loved Joseph more than all his children, 
because he was the son of his old age : and he made 
him a coat of many colors. 

And when his brethren saw that their father loved 
him more than all his brethren, they hated him, and 
could not speak peaceably unto him. 

And Joseph dreamed a dream, and he told it his 
brethren : and they hated him yet the more. 

And he said unto them. Hear, I pray you, this 
dream which I have dreamed : 

For, behold, we were binding sheaves in the field, 
and, lo, my sheaf arose, and also stood upright ; and, 
behold, your sheaves stood round about, and made 
obeisance to my sheaf. 

And his brethren said to him, Shalt thou indeed 
reign over us? or shalt thou indeed have dominion 
over us? And they hated him yet the more for his 
dreams, and for his words. 

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298 BIBLE STORIES. 

And he dreamed yet another dream, and told it his 
brethren, and said. Behold, I have dreamed a dream 
more ; and, behold, the sun and the moon and the 
eleven stars made obeisance to me. 

And he told it to his father, and to his brethren : 
and his father rebuked him, and said unto him, What 
is this dream that thou hast dreamed? Shall I and 
thy mother and thy brethren indeed come to bow down 
ourselves to thee to the earth ? 

And his brethren envied him ; but his father ob- 
served the saying. 

And his brethren went to feed their father's flock in 
Shechem. 

And Israel said unto Joseph, Do not thy brethren 
feed the flock in Shechem? come, and I will send thee 
unto them. And he said to him. Here am I. 

And he said to him. Go, I pray thee, see whether it 
be well with thy brethren, and well with the flocks ; 
and briuo^ me word attain. So he sent him out of the 
vale of Hebron, and he came to Shechem. 

And a certain man found him, and, behold, he was 
wandering in the field : and the man asked him, say- 
ing, What seekest thou? 

And he said, I seek my brethren : tell me, I pray 
thee, where they feed their flocks. 

And the man said, They are departed hence ; for I 
heard them say, Let us go to Dothan. And Joseph 
went after his brethren, and found them in Dothan. 

And when they saw him afar ofl*, even before he 
came near \into them, they conspired against him to 
slay him. 



BIBLE STORIES. 299 

And they said one to another, Behold, this dreamer 
cometh. 

Come now therefore, and let us slay him, and cast 
him into some pit, and we will say, Some evil beast 
hath devom-ed him : and we shall see what will become 
of his dreams. 

And Reuben heard it, and he delivered him out of 
their hands ; and said, Let us not kill him. 

And Reuben said unto them, Shed no blood, but cast 
him into this pit that is in the wilderness, and lay no 
hand upon him ; that he might rid him out of their 
hands, to deliver him to his father again. 



JOSEPH SOLD INTO EGYPT. 

Genesis xxxvii. 23 - 36 ; xxxix. 1-6. 

And it came to pass, when Joseph was come unto 
his brethren, that they stript Joseph out of his coat, his 
coat of many colors that was on him ; 

And they took him, and cast him into a pit : and the 
pit was empty, there w^as no water in it. 

And they sat down to eat bread : and they lifted up 
their eyes and looked, and, behold, a company of Ish- 
maelites came from Gilead with their camels bearinof 
spicery and balm and myrrh, going to carry it down to 
Egypt. 

And Judah said unto his brethren. What profit is it 
if we slay our brother, and conceal his blood? 

Come, and let us sell him to the Ishmaelites, and let 



300 BIBLE STORIES. 

not our hand be upon him ; for he is our brother and 
our flesh. And his brethren were content. 

Then there passed by Midianites, merchantmen ; and 
they drew and lifted up Joseph out of the pit, and sold 
Joseph to the Ishmaelites for tweuty pieces of silver : 
and they brought Joseph into Egypt. 

And Reuben returned unto the pit ; and, behold, Jo- 
seph was DOt in the pit ; and he rent his clothes. 

And he returned unto his brethren, and said, The 
child is not ; and I, whither shall I go? 

And they took Joseph's coat, and killed a kid of the 
goats, and dipped the coat in the blood ; 

And they sent the coat of many colors, and they 
brought it to their father ; and said. This have we 
found : know now whether it be thy son's coat or no. 

And he knew it, and said. It is my son's coat ; an 
evil beast hath devoured him ; Joseph is without doubt 
rent in pieces. 

And Jacob rent his clothes, and put sackcloth upon 
his loins, and mourned for his son many days. 

And all his sons and all his daughters rose up to 
comfort him ; but he refused to be comforted ; and he 
said. For I will go down into the grave unto my son 
mourning. Thus his father wept for him. 

And the Midianites sold him into Egypt unto Pot- 
iphar, an officer of Pharaoh's, and captain of the 
guard. 

And Joseph was brought down to Egypt ; and Pot- 
iphar, an officer of Pharaoh, captain of the guard, an 
Egyptian, bought him of the hands of the Ishmaelites, 
which had brought him down thither. 



BIBLE STORIES. 301 

And the Lord was Avitli Joseph, and he was a pros- 
perous man ; aud he was in the house of his master 
the Egyptian. 

And his master saw that the Lord was with him, 
and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in 
his hand. 

And Joseph found grace in his sight, and he served 
him : and he made him overseer over his house, and 
all that he had he put into his hand. 

And it came to pass from the time that he had made 
him overseer in his house, and over all that he had, 
that the Lord blessed the Egyptian's house for Joseph's 
sake ; and the blessing of the Lord was upon all that 
he had in the house, and in the field. 

And he left all that he had in Joseph's hand ; and he 
knew not aught he had, save the bread which he did 
eat. And Joseph was a goodly person, and well 
favored. 



JOSEPH IN PRISON* 

Genesis xxxix. 21 - 23 ; xl. 1 - 23. 

But the Lord was with Joseph, and showed him 
mercy, and gave him favor in the sight of the keeper 
of the prison. 

And the keeper of the prison committed to Joseph's 

* Joseph, being falsely accused of crime, is cast into 
prison. 



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hand all the prisoners that were in the prison ; and 
whatsoever they did there, he was the doer of it. 

The keeper of the prison looked not to anything that 
was under his hand ; because the Lord was with him, 
and that which he did, the Lord made it to prosper. 

And it came to pass after these things, that the but- 
ler of the king of Egypt and his baker had offended 
their lord the king of Egypt. 

And Pharaoh was wroth against two of his officers, 
against the chief of the butlers, and against the chief 
of the bakers. 

And he put them in ward in the house of the cap- 
tain of the guard, into the prison, the place where 
Joseph was bound. 

And the captain of the guard charged Joseph with 
them, and he served them : and they continued a sea- 
son in ward. 

And they dreamed a dream both of them, each man 
his dream in one night, each man according to the 
interpretation of his dream, the butler and the baker 
of the king of Egypt, which were bound in the prison. 

And Joseph came in unto them in the morning, and 
looked upon them, and, behold, they were sad. 

And he asked Pharaoh's officers that were with him 
in the ward of his lord's house, saying, Wherefore look 
ye so sadly to-day? 

And they said unto him, We have dreamed a dream, 
and there is no interpreter of it. And Joseph said unto 
them. Do not interpretations belong to God? tell me 
them, I pray you. 

And the chief butler told his dream to Joseph, and 



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said to him, In my dream, behold, a vine was be- 
fore me ; 

And in the vine were three branches : and it was as 
though it budded, and her blossoms shot forth ; and the 
clusters thereof brought forth ripe grapes : 

And Pharaoh's cup was in my hand : and I took 
the grapes, and pressed them into Pharaoh's cup, and 
I gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand. 

And Joseph said unto him, This is the interpretation 
of it : The three branches are three days : 

Yet within three days shall Pharaoh lift up thine 
head, and restore thee unto tliy place ; and thou shalt 
deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand, after the former 
manner when thou wast his butler. 

But think on me when it shall be well with thee, and 
show kindness, I pray thee, unto me, and make men- 
tion of me unto Pharaoh, and bring me out of this 
house : 

For indeed I was stolen away out of the land of the 
Hebrews : and here also have I done nothing that they 
should put me into the dungeon. 

When the chief baker saw that the interpretation 
was good, he said unto Joseph, I also was in my 
dream, and, behold, I had three white baskets on my 
head : 

And in the uppermost basket there was of all man- 
ner of bakeraeats for Pharaoh ; and the birds did eat 
them out of the basket upon my head. 

And Joseph answered, and said. This is the interpre- 
tation thereof: The three baskets are three days : 

Yet within three days shall Pliaraoh lift up thy 



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head from off thee, and shall hang thee on a tree ; and 
the birds shall eat thy flesh from off thee. 

And it came to pass the third day, which was Pha- 
raoh's birthday, that he made a feast unto all his ser- 
vants : and he lifted up the head of the chief butler 
and of the chief baker among his servants. 

And he restored the chief butler unto his butlership 
again, and he gave the cup into Pharaoh's hand : 

But he hanged the chief baker : as Joseph had in- 
terpreted to them. 

Yet did not the chief butler remember Joseph, but 
forgat him. 



PHARAOH'S TWO DREAMS. 

Genesis xli. 1-36. 

And it came to pass at the end of two full years, 
that Pharaoh dreamed ; and, behold, he stood by the 
river. 

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven 
well-favored kine and fat-fleshed ; and they fed in a 
meadow. 

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them 
out of the river, ill-favored and lean-fleshed ; and stood 
by the other kine upon the brink of the river. 

And the ill-favored and lean-fleshed kine did eat 
up the seven well-favored and fat kine. So Pharaoh 
awoke. 

And he slept and dreamed the second time : and, 



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behold, seveu ears of corn came up upon one stalk, 
rank and good. 

And, behold, seven thin ears and blasted Avith the 
east wind sprung up after them. 

And the seven thin ears devoured the seven rank 
and full ears. And Pharaoh awoke, and, behold, it 
was a dream. 

And it came to pass in the morning that his spirit 
was troubled ; and he sent and called for all the magi- 
cians of Egypt, and all the wise men thereof: and 
Pharaoh told them his dream ; but there was none that 
could interpret them unto Pharaoh. 

Then spake the chief butler unto Pharaoh, saying, 
I do remember my faults this day : 

Pharaoh was wroth wuth his servants, and put me 
in ward in the captain of the guard's house, both me 
and the chief baker : 

And we dreamed a dream in one night, I and he ; 
we dreamed each man according to the interpretation 
of his dream. 

And there was there with us a young man, a He- 
brew, servant to the captain of the guard ; and we told 
him, and he interpreted to us our dreams ; to each man 
according to his dream he did interpret. 

^ And it came to pass, as he interpreted to us, so it 
was ; me he restored unto mine office, and him he 
hanged. 

Then Pharaoh sent and called Joseph, and they 
brought him hastily out of the dungeon : and he 
shaved himself, and changed his raiment, and came 
in unto Pharaoh. 

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I have dreamed a 



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dream, and there is none that can interpret it : and I 
have heard say of thee, that thou canst understand a 
dream to interpret it. 

And Joseph answered Pharaoh, saying, It is not in 
me : God shall give Pharaoh an answer of peace. 

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, In my dream, be- 
hold, I stood upon the bank of the river : 

And, behold, there came up out of the river seven 
kine, fat-fleshed and well-favored ; and they fed in a 
meadow : 

And, behold, seven other kine came up after them, 
poor and very ill-favored and lean-fleshed, such as I 
never saw in all the land of Egypt for badness : 

And the lean and the ill-favored kine did eat up the 
first seven fat kine : 

And when they had eaten them up, it could not be 
known that they had eaten them ; but they were still 
ill-favored, as at the beginning. So I aAvoke. 

And I saw in my dream, and, behold, seven ears 
came up in one stalk, full and good : 

And, behold, seven ears, withered, thin, and blasted 
with the east Avind, sprung up after them : 

And the thin ears devoured the seven good ears : 
and I told this unto the magicians ; but there was none 
that could declare it to me. 

And Joseph said unto Pharaoh, The dream of Pha- 
raoh is one : God hath shewed Pharaoh what he is 
about to do. 

The seven good kine are seven years ; and the seven 
good ears are seven years ; the dream is one. 

And the seven thin and ill-favored kine that came up 
after them are seven years ; and the seven empty ears 



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blasted with the east wind shall be seven years of 
famine. 

This is the thing which I have spoken unto Pharaoh : 
What God is about to do he sheweth unto Pharaoh. 

Behold, there come seven years of great plenty 
throughout all the land of Egypt : 

And there shall arise after them seven years of fam- 
ine ; and all the plenty shall be forgotten in the laud 
of Egypt ; and the famine shall consume the land ; 

And the plenty shall not be known in the land by 
reason of that famine following ; for it shall be very 
grievous. 

And for that the dream was doubled unto Pharaoh 
twice ; it is because the thing is established by God, 
and God will shortly bring it to pass. 

Now therefore let Pharaoh look out a man discreet 
and wise, and set him over the land of Egypt. 

Let Pharaoh do this, and let him appoint officers 
over the land, and take up the fifth part of the land of 
Egypt in the seven plenteous years. 

And let them gather all the food of those good years 
that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, 
and let them keep food in the cities. 

And that food shall be for store to the land against 
the seven years of famine, which shall be in the land 
of Egypt ; that the land perish not through the famine. 



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JOSEPH GOVERNOR OF EGYPT. 

Genesis xli. 37-44, 46-49, 53-57. 

And the thing was good in the eyes of Pharaoh, and 
in the eyes of all his servants. 

And Pharaoh said unto his servants, Can we find 
such a one as this is, a man in whom the spirit of 
God is? 

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Forasmuch as God 
hath showed thee all this, there is none so discreet and 
wise as thou art : 

Thou shalt be over my house, and according unto 
thy word shall all my people be ruled: only in the 
throne will I be greater than thou. 

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, See, I have set thee 
over all the land of Egypt. 

And Pharaoh took off his ring from his hand, and 
put it upon Joseph's hand, and arrayed him in vestures 
of fine linen, and put a gold chain about his neck. 

And he made him to ride in the second chariot which 
he had ; and they cried before him, Bow the knee : and 
he made him ruler over all the land of Egypt. 

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, I am Pharaoh, and 
without thee shall no man lift up his hand or foot in all 
the land of Egypt. 

And Joseph was thirty years old when he stood be- 
fore Pharaoh king of Egypt. And Joseph went out 
from the presence of Pharaoh, and went throughout 
all the land of Egypt. 



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And in the seven plenteous years the earth brought 
forth by handfuls. 

And he gathered up all the food of the seven years, 
which were in the land of Egypt, and laid up the food 
in the cities ; the food of the field, which was round 
about every city, laid he up in the same. 

And Joseph gathered corn as the sand of the sea, 
very much, until he left numbering ; for it was without 
number. 

And the seven years of plenteousness, that was in 
the land of Egypt, were ended. 

And the seven years of dearth began to come, ac- 
cording as Joseph had said ; and the dearth was in all 
lands ; but in all the land of Egypt there was bread. 

And when all the land of Egypt w^as famished, the 
people cried to Pharaoh for bread : and Pharaoh said 
unto all the Egyptians, Go unto Joseph ; what he saith 
to you, do. 

And the famine was over all the face of the earth : 
and Joseph opened all the storehouses, and sold unto 
the Egyptians ; and the famine waxed sore in the land 
of Egypt. 

And all countries came into Egypt to Joseph for to 
buy corn ; because that the famine was so sore in all 
lands. 



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« SPIES" FROM CANAAN. 

Genesis xlii. 1-28. 

Now when Jacob saw that there was corn in Egypt, 
Jacob said unto his sons, Why do ye look one upon 
another? 

And he said, Behold, I have heard that there is corn 
in Egypt : get you down thither, and buy for us from 
thence ; that we may live, and not die. 

And Joseph's ten brethren went down to buy corn 
in Egypt. 

But Benjamin, Joseph's brother, Jacob sent not with 
his brethren ; for he said, Lest peradventure mischief 
befall him. 

And the sons of Israel came to buy corn among 
those that came : for the famine was in the land of 
Canaan. 

And Joseph was the governor over the land, and he 
it was that sold to all the people of the laud : and Jo- 
seph's brethren came, and boAved down themselves 
before him with their faces to the earth. 

And Joseph saw his brethren, and he knew them, 
but made himself strange unto them, and spake roughly 
unto them ; and he said unto them. Whence come ye? 
And they said. From the land of Canaan to buy food. 

And Joseph knew his brethren, but they knew not 
him. 

And Joseph remembered the dreams which he 
dreamed of them, and said unto them, Ye are spies; 
to see the nakedness of the land ye are come. 



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And they said unto him, Nay, my lord, but to buy 
food are thy servants come. 

We are all one man's sons ; we are true men ; thy 
servants are no spies. 

And he said unto them, Nay, but to see the naked- 
ness of the land ye are come. 

And they said. Thy servants are twelve brethren, 
the sons of one man in the land of Canaan ; and, be- 
hold, the youngest is this day with our father, and one 
is not. 

And Joseph said unto them, That is it that I spake 
unto you, saying. Ye are spies : 

Hereby ye shall be proved : By the life of Pharaoh 
ye shall not go forth hence, except your youngest 
brother come hither. 

Send one of you, and let him fetch your brother, 
and ye shall be kept in prison, that your words may be 
proved, whether there be any truth in you : or else by 
the life of Pharaoh surely ye are spies. 

And he put them altogether into ward three days. 

And Joseph said unto them the third day. This do, 
and live ; for I fear God : 

If ye be true men, let one of your brethren be bound 
in the house of your prison : go ye, carry corn for the 
famine of your houses : 

But bring your youngest brother unto me ; so shall 
your words be verified, and ye shall not die. And they 
did so. 

And they said one to another. We are verily guilty 
concerning our brother, in that we saw the anguish of 
his soul, when he besought us, and we would not hear ; 
therefore is this distress come upon us. 



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And Reuben answered them, saying, Spake I not 
unto you, saying, Do not sin against the child ; and ye 
would not hear? therefore, behold, also his blood is 
required. 

And they knew not that Joseph understood them ; 
for he spake unto them by an interpreter. 

And he turned himself about from them, and wept ; 
and returned to them again, and communed with them, 
and took from them Simeon, and bound him before 
their eyes. 

Then Joseph commanded to fill their sacks with corn, 
and to restore every man's money into his sack, and to 
give them provision for the way : and thus did he 
unto them. 

And they laded their asses with the corn, and de- 
parted thence. 

And as one of them opened his sack to give his ass 
provender in the ion, he espied his money ; for, behold, 
it was in his sack's mouth. 

And he said unto his brethren. My money is restored ; 
and, lo, it is even in my sack : and their heart failed 
them, and they were afraid, saying one to another, 
What is this that God hath done unto us? 



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JACOB'S LAMENT FOE HIS CHILDREN. 

Genesis xlii. 29-38; xliii. 1-14. 

And they came unto Jacob their father imto the land 
of Canaan, and told him all that befell unto them ; 
saying, 

The man, who is the lord of the land, spake roughly 
to us, and took us for spies of the country. 

And we said unto him, We are true men ; we are no 
spies : 

We be twelve brethren, sons of our father ; one is 
not, and the youngest is this day with our father in the 
land of Canaan. 

And the man, the lord of the country, said unto us. 
Hereby shall I know that ye are true men ; leave one 
of your brethren here with me, and take food for the 
famine of your households, and be gone : 

And bring your youngest brother unto me : then 
shall I know that ye are no spies, but that ye are true 
men : so will I deliver you your brother, and ye shall 
traffic in the land. 

And it came to pass as they emptied their sacks, 
that, behold, every man's bundle of money was in his 
sack : and when both they and their father saw the 
bundles of money, they were afraid. 

And Jacob their father said unto them. Me have ye 
bereaved of my children : Joseph is not, and Simeon 
is not, and ye will take Benjamin away : all these 
things are against me. 



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And Reuben spake UDto his father, saying, Slay my 
two sons, if I bring him not to thee : deliver him into 
my hai:d^ and I will bring him to thee again. 

And he said, My sou shall not go down with you ; 
for his brother is dead, and he is left alone : if mis- 
chief befall him by the way in the which 3^e go, then 
shall ye bring down my gray hairs with sorrow to the 
grave. 

And the fam3:^o was sore in the land. 

And it came to pass, when they had eaten up the 
corn which they ha^i brought out of Egypt, their father 
said unto them, Go again, buy us a little food. 

And Judah spako unto him, saying, The man did 
solemnly protest unto us, saying, Ye shall not see my 
face, except your brother be with you. 

If thou wilt send our brother with us, we will go 
down and buy thee food : 

But if thou wilt not send him, we will not go down : 
for the man said unto us. Ye shall not see my face, 
except your brother be with you. 

And Israel said, Wherefore dealt ye so ill with me, 
as to tell the man whether ye had yet a brother? 

And they said, The man asked us straitly of our 
state, and of our kindred, saying. Is your father yet 
alive? have ye another brother? and we told him ac- 
cording to the tenor of these words. Could we cer- 
tainly know that he would say. Bring your brother 
down ? 

And Judah said unto Israel his father. Send the lad 
with me, and we will arise and go ; that we may live, 
and not die, both we, and thou, and also our little ones. 



BIBLE STORIES. 315 

I will be surety for him ; of my hand shalt thou 
require him : if I bring him not unto thee, and set him 
before thee, then let me bear the blame for ever : 

For except we had lingered, surely now we had 
returned this second time. 

And their father Israel said unto them, If it must be 
so now, do this : take of the best fruits in the land in 
your vessels, and carry down the man a present, a little 
balm, and a little honey, spices and myrrh, nuts and 
almonds : 

And take double money in your hand ; and the 
money that w^as brought again in the mouth of your 
sacks, carry it again in your hand ; peradventure it 
was an oversight. 

Take also your brother, and arise, go again unto the 
man : 

And God Almighty give you mercy before the man, 
that he may send away your other brother, and Ben- 
jamin. If I be bereaved of my children, I am be- 
reaved. 



JOSEPH'S FEAST TO HIS BRETHREN. 

Genesis xliii. 15-34. 

And the men took that present, and they took double 
money in their hand, aud Benjamin ; and rose up, and 
went down to Egypt, and stood before Joseph. 

And when Joseph saw Benjamin with them, he said 
to the ruler of his house. Bring these men home, and 



316 BIBLE STORIES. 

slay, and make ready ; for these me a shall dine with 
me at noon. 

And the man did as Joseph bade ; and the man 
brought the men into Joseph's house. 

And the men were afraid, because they were brought 
into Joseph's house ; and they said, Because of the 
money that was returned in our sacks at the first time 
are we brought in ; that he may seek occasion against 
us, and fall upon us, and take us for bondmen, and our 
asses. 

And they came near to the steward of Joseph's 
house, and they communed with him at the door of 
the house. 

And said, O sir, we came indeed down at the first 
time to buy food : 

And it came to pass, when we came to the inn, that 
we opened our sacks, and, behold, every man's money 
was in the mouth of his sack, our money in full weight : 
and we have brought it again in our hand. 

And other money have we brought down in our hands 
to buy food : we cannot tell w^ho put bur money in our 
sacks. 

And he said. Peace be to you, fear not : your God, 
and the God of your father, hath given you treasure in 
your sacks : I had your money. And he brought Sim- 
eon out unto them. 

And the man brought the men into Joseph's house, 
and gave them water, and they washed their feet ; and 
he gave their asses provender. 

And they made ready the present against Joseph 
came at noon : for they heard that they should eat 
bread there. 



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Aud when Joseph came home, they brought him the 
present which was in their hand into the house, aud 
bowed themselves to him to the earth. 

And he asked them of their welfare, and said, Is 
your father well, the old man of whom ye spake? Is 
he yet alive ? 

And they answered, Thy servant, our father is in 
good health, he is yet alive. And they bowed down 
their heads, and made obeisance. 

And he lifted up his eyes, and saw his brother Ben- 
jamin, his mother's son, and said, Is this your younger 
brother, of whom ye spake unto me? And he said, 
God be gracious unto thee, my son. 

And Joseph made haste ; for his bowels did yearn 
upon his brother : and he sought where to weep ; aud 
he entered into his chamber, and wept there. 

And he washed his face, and went out, and refrained 
himself, and said, Set on bread. 

And they set on for him by himself, and for them by 
themselves, and for the Egyptians, which did eat with 
him, by themselves : because the Egyptians might not 
eat bread with the Hebrews ; for that is an abomination 
unto the Egyptians. 

And they sat before him, the firstborn according to 
his birthright, and the youngest according to his youth : 
and the men marvelled one at another. 

Aud he took and sent messes unto them from before 
him : but Benjamiu's mess was five times so much as 
any of theirs. And they drank, and were merry with 
him. 



318 BIBLE STORIES. 

JUDAH'S SPEECH BEFORE JOSEPH. 

Genesis xliv. 

And he commanded the steward of his house, say- 
ing, Fill the men's sacks with food, as much as they 
can carry, and put every man's money in his sack's 
mouth. 

And put my cup, the silver cup, in the sack's mouth 
of the youngest, and his corn money. And he did ac- 
cording to the word that Joseph had spoken. 

As soon as the morniuc: was liofht, the men were sent 
away, they and their asses. 

And when they were gone out of the city, and not 
yet far off, Joseph said unto his steward. Up, follow 
after the men ; and when thou dost overtake them, say 
unto them. Wherefore have ye rewarded evil for good? 

Is not this it in which my lord drinketh, and where- 
by indeed he divineth ? ye have done evil in so doing. 

And he overtook them, and he spake unto them these 
same words. 

And they said unto him. Wherefore saith my lord 
these words? God forbid that thy servants should do 
accordino^ to this thinof : 

Behold, the money, which w^e found in our sacks' 
mouths, we brought again unto thee out of the land of 
Canaan : how then should we steal out of thy lord's 
house silver or gold? 

With whomsoever of thy servants it be found, both 
let him die, and we also will be my lord's bondmen. 

And he said, Now also let it be according unto your 



BIBLE STORIES. 319 

words : he with whom it is found shall be my servaut ; 
and ye shall be bhimeless. 

Then they speedily took down every man his sack 
to the ground, and opened every man his sack. 

And he searched, and began at the eldest, and left at 
the youngest : and the cup was found in Benjamin's 
sack. 

Then they rent their clothes, and laded every man 
his ass, and returned to the city. 

And Judah and his brethren came to Joseph's house ; 
(for he was yet there ;) and they fell before him on the 
ground. 

And Joseph said unto them, What deed is this that 
ye have done? wot ye not that such a man as I can 
certainly divine? 

And Judah said, What shall we say unto my lord ? 
what shall we speak ? or how shall we clear ourselves ? 
God hath found out the iniquity of thy servants : be- 
hold, we are my lord's servants, both we, and he also 
with whom the cup is found. 

And he said, God forbid that I should do so : but 
the man in whose hand the cup is found, he shall be 
my servant ; and as for you, get you up in peace unto 
your father. 

Then Judah came near unto him, and said, O my 
lord, let thy servant, I pray thee, speak a word in my 
lord's ears, and let not thine anger burn against thy 
servant : for thou art even as Pharaoh. 

My lord asked his servants, saying, Have ye a father, 
or a brother? 

And we said unto my lord, We have a father, an old 
man, and a child of his old age, a little one ; and his 



320 BIBLE STORIES. 

brother is dead, and he alone is left of his mother, and 
his father loveth him. 

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Bring him down 
unto me, that I may set mine eyes upon him. 

And we said unto my lord, The lad cannot leave his 
father : for if he should leave his father, his father 
would die. 

And thou saidst unto thy servants, Except your 
youngest brother come down with you, ye shall see 
my face no more. 

And it came to pass when we came up unto thy ser- 
vant my father, we told him the words of my lord. 

And our father said, Go again, and buy us a little 
food. 

And we said. We cannot go down : if our youngest 
brother be with us, then will we go down : for we may 
not see the man's face, except our youngest brother be 
with us. 

And thy servant my father said unto us, Ye know 
that my wife bare me two sons : 

And the one went out from me, and I said, Surely he 
is torn in pieces ; and I saw him not since : 

And if ye take this also from me, and mischief be- 
fall him, ye shall bring down my gray hairs with sor- 
row to the grave. 

Now therefore when I come to thy servant my 
father, and the lad be not w^ith us ; seeing that his 
life is bound up in the lad's life ; 

It shall come to pass, when he seeth that the lad is 
not with us, that he will die : and thy servants shall 
bring down the gray hairs of thy servant our father 
with sorrow to the o^rave. 



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For thy servant became surety for the lad uuto my 
father, saying, If I bring him not unto thee, then I 
shall bear the blame to my father for ever. 

Now therefore, I pray thee, let thy servant abide 
instead of the lad a bondman to my lord : and let the 
lad go up with his brethi-en. 

For how shall I go up to my father, and the lad be 
not with me ? lest peradventure I see the evil that shall 
come on my father. 



"I AM JOSEPH, YOUR BROTHER." 

Genesis xlv. 

Then Joseph could not refrain himself before all 
them that stood by him ; and he cried, Cause every 
man to go out from me. And there stood no man 
with him, while Joseph made himself known unto his 
brethren. 

And he wept aloud : and the Egyptians and the 
house of Pharaoh heard. 

And Joseph said unto his brethren, I am Joseph ; 
doth my father yet live ? And his brethren could not 
answer him ; for they were troubled at his presence- 

And Joseph said unto his brethren, Come near to 
me, 1 pray you. And they came near. And he said, 
I am Joseph your brother, whom ye sold into Egypt. 

Now therefore be not grieved, nor angry with your- 
selves, that ye sold me hither : for God did send me 
before you to preserve life. 

For these two yeai^s hath the famine been in the 



322 BIBLE STORIES. 

land : and yet there are five years, in the which there 
shall neither be earing nor harvest. 

And God sent me before you to preserve you a pos- 
terity in the earth, and to save your lives by a great 
deliverance. 

So now it was not you that sent me hither, but God : 
and he hath made me a father to Pharaoh, and lord of all 
his house, and a ruler throughout all the land of Egypt. 

Haste ye, and go up to my father, and say unto him. 
Thus saith thy son Joseph, God hath made me lord of 
all Egypt : come down unto me, tarry not : 

And thou shalt dwell in the land of Goshen, and 
thou shalt be near unto me, thou, aod thy children, and 
thy children's children, and thy flocks, and thy herds, 
and all that thou hast : 

And there will I nourish thee ; for yet there are five 
years of famine ; lest thou, and thy household, and all 
that thou hast, come to poverty. 

And, behold, your eyes see, and the eyes of my 
brother Benjamin, that it is my mouth that speaketh 
unto you. 

And ye shall tell my father of all my glory in Egypt, 
and of all that ye have seen ; and ye shall haste and 
bring down my father hither. 

And he fell upon his brother Benjamin's neck, and 
wept ; and Benjamin wept upon his neck. 

Moreover he kissed all his brethren, and wept upon 
them : and after that his brethren talked with him. 

And the fame thereof was heard in Pharaoh's house, 
saying, Joseph's brethren are come : and it pleased 
Pharaoh well, and his servants. 

And Pharaoh said unto Joseph, Say unto thy breth- 



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ren, This do ye ; lacle your beasts, aud go, get you unto 
the land of Canaau ; 

And take your father and your households, and come 
unto me : and I will give you the good of the land of 
Egypt, and ye shall eat the fat of the land. 

Now thou art commanded, this do ye ; take you 
wagons out of the land of Egypt for your little ones, 
and for your wives, and bring your father, and come. 

Also regard not your stuff; for the good of all the 
land of Egypt is yours. 

And the children of Israel did so : and Joseph gave 
them wagons, according to the commandment of Pha- 
raoh, and gave them provision for the way. 

To all of them he gave each man changes of rai- 
ment ; but to Benjamin he gave three hundred pieces 
of silver, and five changes of raiment. 

And to his father he sent after this manner ; ten 
asses laden with the good things of Egypt, aud ten she 
asses laden with corn and bread and meat for his father 
by the way. 

So he sent his brethren away, and they departed : 
and he said unto them, See that ye fall not out by the 
way. 

And they went up out of Egypt, and came into the 
land of Canaan unto Jacob their father, 

And told him, saying, Joseph is yet- alive, and he is 
governor over all the land of Egypt. And Jacob's 
heart fainted, for he believed them not. 

And they told him all the words of Joseph, w^hich 
he had said unto them : and when he saw the Avagons 
which Joseph had sent to carry him, the spirit of 
Jacob their father revived. 



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And Israel said, It is enough ; Joseph my son is yet 
alive : I will go and see him before I die. 



JACOB'S JOURNEY TO EGYPT. 

Genesis xlvi. 1-7, 28 - 30 : xlvii. 1 - 10. 

And Israel took his journey with ail that he had, 
and came to Beer-sheba, and offered sacrifices unto the 
God of his father Isaac. 

And God spake unto Israel in the visions of the 
night, and said, Jacob, Jacob. And he said, Here 
am I. 

And he said, I am God, the God of thy father : fear 
not to go down into Egypt ; for I will there make of 
thee a great nation. 

I will go down with thee into Egypt ; and I will also 
surely bring thee up again ; and Joseph shall put his 
hand vipon thine eyes. 

And Jacob rose up from Beer-sheba : and the sons 
of Israel carried Jacob their father, and their little 
ones, and their wives, in the wagons which Pharaoh 
had sent to carry him. 

And they took their cattle, and their goods, which 
they had gotten io the land of Canaan, and came into 
Egypt, Jacob, and all his seed with him : 

His sons, and his sons' sons with him, his daughters, 
and his sous' daughters, and all his seed brought he 
with him into Egypt. 



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And he sent Judah before liiin unto Joseph, to direct 
his face unto Goshen ; and they came into the land of 
Goshen. 

And Joseph made ready his chariot , and went up to 
meet Israel his father, to Goshen, and presented him- 
self unto him ; and he fell on his neck, and wept on 
his neck a good while. 

And Israel said unto Joseph, Now let me die, since 
I have seen thy face, because thou art yet alive. 

Then Joseph came and told Pharaoh, and said. My 
fatlier and my brethren, and their flocks, and their 
herds, and all that they have, are come out of the land 
of Canaan ; and, behold, they are in the laud of 
Goshen. 

And he took some of his brethren, even five men, 
and presented them unto Pharaoh. 

And Pharaoh said unto his brethren, What is your 
occupation? And they said unto Pharaoh, Thy ser- 
vants are shepherds, both we, and also our fathers. 

They said moreover unto Pharaoh, For to sojourn in 
the land are we come ; for thy servants have no pas- 
ture for their flocks ; for the famine is sore in the land 
of Canaan : now therefore, we pray thee, let thy ser- 
vants dwell in the land of Goshen. 

And Pharaoh spake unto Joseph, saying, Thy father 
and thy brethren are come unto thee : 

The land of Egypt is before thee ; in the best of the 
land make thy father and brethren to dwell ; in the land 
of Goshen let them dwell : and if thou knowest any 
men of activity among them, then make them rulers 
over my cattle. 



326 BIBLE STORIES. 

And Joseph brought in Jacob bis father, and set him 
before Pharaoh : and Jacob blessed Pharaoh. 

And Pharaoh said unto Jacob, How old art thou? 

And Jacob Baid unto Pharaoh, The days of the years 
of my pilgrimage are a hundred and thirty years : few 
and evil have the days of the years of my life been, 
and have not attained unto the days of the years of the 
life of my fathers in the days of their pilgrimage. 

And Jacob blessed Pharaoh, and went out from be- 
fore Pharaoh. 



GOLTATH, CHAMPION OF THE 
PHILISTINES. 

I. Samuel xvii. 1 - 10. 

Now the Philistines gathered together their armies 
to battle, and were gathered together at Shochoh, 
which belongeth to Judah, and pitched between Sho- 
choh and Azekah, in Ephes-dammim. 

And Saul and the men of Israel were gathered to- 
gether, and pitched by the valley of Elah, and set the 
battle in array against the Philistines. 

And the Philistines stood on a mountain on the one 
side, and Israel stood on a mountain on the other side : 
and there was a valley between them. 

And there went out a champion out of the camp of 
the Philistines, named Goliath, of Gath, whose height 
was six cubits and a span. 

And he had an helmet of brass upon his head, and 



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he was armed with a coat of mail ; and the weight of 
the coat was Rwe thousand shekels of brass. 

And he had greaves of brass upon his legs, and a 
target of brass between his shoulders. 

And the staff of his spear was like a w^eaver's beam ; 
and his spear's head weighed six hundred shekels of 
iron : and one bearing a shield went before him. 

And he stood and cried unto the armies of Israel, 
and said unto them, Why are ye come out to set your 
battle in array ? am not I a Philistine, and ye servants 
to Saul? choose you a man for you, and let him come 
down to me. 

If he be able to fight with me, and to kill me, then 
will we be your servants : but if I prevail against 
him, and kill him, then shall ye be our servants, and 
serve us. 

And the Philistine said, I defy the armies of Israel 
this day ; give me a man, that we may fight together. 

When Saul and all Israel heard those words of the 
Philistine, they were dismayed, and greatly afraid. 

Now David was the son of that Ephrathite of Beth- 
lehem-judah, wdiose name was Jesse ; and he had eight 
sons : and the man went among men for an old man in 
the days of Saul. 

And the three eldest sons of Jesse went and followed 
Saul to the battle : and the names of his three sons 
that went to the battle were Eliab the first-born, and 
next unto him Abinadab, and the third Shammah. 

And David was the youngest : and the three eldest 
followed Saul. 

But David went and returned from Saul to feed his 
father's sheep at Bethlehem. 



328 BIBLE STORIES. 

And the Philistiue drew near mornino- and evening, 
and presented himself forty days. 

And Jesse said unto David his son, Take now .for 
thy brethren an ephah of this parched corn, and these 
ten loaves, and run to the camp to thy brethren ; 

And carry these ten cheeses unto the captain of their 
thousand, and look how thy brethren fare, and take 
their pledge. 

Now Saul, and they, and all the men of Israel, were 
in the valley of Elah, fighting with the Philistines. 



DAVID THE SHEPHERD BOY. 

I. Samuel xvii. 20 - 37. 

And David rose up early in the morning, and left 
the sheep with a keeper, and took, and went, as Jesse 
had commanded him ; and he came to the trench, as 
the host was going forth to the fight, and shouted for 
the battle. 

For Israel and the Philistines had put the battle in 
array, army against army. 

And David left his carriage in the hand of the keeper 
of the carriage, and ran into the army, and came and 
saluted his brethren. 

And as he talked with them, behold, there came up 
the champion, the Philistine of Gath, Goliath by name, 
out of the armies of the Philistines, and spake accord- 
ing to the same words : and David heard them. 



BIBLE STORIES. 329 

And all the men of Israel, when they saw the man, 
fled from him, and were sore afraid. 

And the men of Israel said, Have ye seen this man 
that is come up ? surely to defy Israel is he come up : 
and it shall be, that the man who killeth him, the king 
w^ill enrich him with great riches, and will give him hia 
daughter, and make his father's house free in Israel. 

And David spake to the men that stood by him, say- 
ing, What shall be done to the man that killeth this 
Philistine, and taketh away the reproach from Israel? 
for who is this uncircumcised Philistine, that he should 
defy the armies of the living God? 

And the people answered him after this manner, say- 
ing. So shall it be done to the man that killeth him. 

And Eliab his eldest brother heard when he spake 
unto the men ; and Eliab's anger was kindled against 
David, and he said. Why camest thou down hither? 
and with whom hast thou left those few sheep in the 
wilderness ? I know thy pride, and the naughtiness of 
thine heart ; for thou art come down that thou mightest 
see the battle. 

And David said, What have I now done? Is there 
not a cause? 

And he turned from him toward another, and spake 
after the same manner : and the people answered him 
again after the former manner. 

And when the words were heard which David spake, 
they rehearsed them before Saul ; and he sent for him. 

And David said to Saul, Let no man's heart fail be- 
cause of him ; thy servant will go aud fight with this 
Philistine. 

And Saul said to David, Thou art not able to go 



330 BIBLE STORIES. 

against this Philistine to fight with him : for thou art 
but a youth, and he a man of war from his youth. 

And David said unto Saul, Thy servant kept his 
father's sheep, and there came a lion, and a bear, and 
took a lamb out of the flock : 

And I went out after him, and smote him, and deliv- 
ered it out of his mouth : and when he arose against 
me, I caught him by his beard, and smote him, and 
slew him. 

Thy servant slew both the lion and the bear ; and 
this uncircumcised Philistine shall be as one of them, 
seeing he hath defiied the armies of the living God. 

David said moreover. The Lord that delivered me 
out of the paw of the lion, and out of the paw of the 
bear, he will deliver me out of the hand of this Philis- 
tine. And Saul said unto David, Go, and the Lord be 
with thee. 



DAVID THE CHAMPION OF ISRAEL. 

I. Samuel xvii. 38-51, 53-58. 

And Saul armed David with his armor, and he put 
an helmet of brass upon his head ;• also he armed him 
with a coat of mail. 

And David girded his sword upon his armor, and he 
assayed to go ; for he had not proved it. And David 
said unto Saul, I cannot go with these ; for I have not 
proved them. And David put them off him. 

And he took his staff in his hand, and chose him 
five smooth stones out of the brook, and put them in a 



BIBLE STORIES. 331 

shepherd's bag which he had, evea iu a scrip ; and his 
slino' was iu his hand : and he drew near to the Phi- 
listine. 

And the Philistine came on and drew near unto 
David ; and the man that bare the shield went be- 
fore him. 

And when the Philistine looked about, and saw 
David, he disdained him : for he was but a youth, and 
ruddy, and of a fair countenance. 

Aod the Philistine said unto David, Am I a dog, 
that thou comest to me with staves? And the Philis- 
tine cursed David by his gods. 

And the Philistine said to David, Come to me, and 
I will give thy flesh unto the fowls of the air, and to 
the beasts of the field. 

Then said David to the Philistine, Thou comest to 
me with a sword, and with a spear, and with a shield : 
but I come to thee in the name of the Lord of hosts, 
the God of the armies of Israel, whom thou hast defied. 

This day will the Lord deliver thee into mine hand ; 
and I will smite thee, and take thine head from thee ; 
and I will gi^^e the carcasses of the host of the Philis- 
tines this day unto the fowls of the air, and to the wild 
beasts of the earth ; that all the earth may know that 
there is a God in Israel. 

And all this assembly shall know that the Lord 
saveth not with sword and spear : for the battle is the 
Lord's, and he will give you into our hands. 

And it came to pass, when the Philistine arose, and 
came and drew nigh to meet David, that David hasted, 
and ran toward the army to meet the Philistine. 

And David put his hand in his bag, and took thence 



332 BIBLE STORIES. 

a stoQe, and slang it, and smote the Philistine in his 
forehead, that the stone sunk into his forehead ; and he 
fell upon his face to the earth. 

So David prevailed over the Philistine with a sling 
and with a stone, and smote the Philistine, and slew 
him ; but there was no sword in the hand of David. 

Therefore David ran, and stood upon the Philistine, 
and took his sword, and drew it out of the sheath 
thereof, and slew him, and cut off his head therewith. 
And when the Philistines saw their champion was dead, 
they fled. 

And the children of Israel returned from chasing 
after the Philistines, and they spoiled their tents. 

And David took the head of the Philistine, and 
brought it to Jerusalem ; but he put his armor in his 
tent. 

And when Saul saw David go forth against the Phi- 
listine, he said unto Abner, the captain of the host, 
Abner, whose son is this youth ? And Abner said. As 
thy soul liveth, O king, I cannot tell. 

And the king said, Inquire thou whose son the strip- 
ling is. 

And as David returned from the slaughter of the 
Philistine, Abner took him, and brought him before 
Saul with the head of the Philistine in his hand. 

And Saul said to him, Whose son art thou, thou 
young man ? And David answered, I am the son of 
thy servant Jesse the Beth-lehemite. 



BIBLE STORIES. 333 

DAYID AND JONATHAN. 

I. SA3IUEL xviii. 1 -9, 14-16; xix. 1-7. 

And it came to pass, wh^u he had made an end of 
speaking unto Saul, that the soul of Jonathan was knit 
with the soul of David, and Jonathan loved him as his 
own soul. 

And Saul took him that day, and would let him go 
no more home to his father's house. 

Then Jonathan and David made a covenant, because 
he loved him as his own soul. 

And Jonathan stripped himself of the robe that was 
upon him, and gave it to David, and his garments, even 
to his sword, and to his bow, and to his girdle. 

And David went out whithersoever Saul sent him, 
and behaved himself wisely ; and Saul set him over 
the men of war, and he was accepted in the sight of 
all the people, and also in the sight of SauFs servants. 

And it came to pass as they came, Avhen David was 
returned from the slaughter of the Philistine, that the 
women came out of all cities of Israel, singing and 
dancing, to meet king Saul, with tabrets, Avith joy, and 
with instruments of music. 

And the women answered one another as they played, 
and said, Saul hath slain his thousands, and David his 
ten thousands. 

And Saul was very wroth, and the saying displeased 
him ; and he said, Ttiey have ascribed unto David ten 
thousands, and to me they have ascribed but thousands : 
and what can he have more but the kino^dom? 



334 BIBLE STORIES. 

And Saul eyed David from that day aud forward. 

And David behaved himself wisely iu all his ways 5 
and the Lord was with him. 

Wherefore when Saul saw that he behaved himself 
very wisely, he was afraid of him. 

But all Israel aud Judah loved David, because he 
went out aud came in before them. 

And Saul spake to Jonathan his son, and to all his 
servants, that they should kill David. 

But Jonathan Saul's son delighted much in David : 
and Jonathan told David, saying, Saul my father seek- 
eth to kill thee : now therefore, I pray thee, take heed 
to thyself until the morning, aud abide iu a secret 
place, and hide thyself: 

And I will go out and stand beside my father in the 
field where thou art, aud I will commune with my 
father of thee ; and what I see, that I will tell thee. 

And Jonathan spake good of David unto Saul his 
father, and said unto him. Let not the king sin against 
his servant, against David ; because he hath not sinned 
against thee, and because his works have been to thee- 
ward very good : 

For he did put his life in his hand, and slew the 
Philistine, and the Lord wrought a great salvation for 
all Israel : thou sawest it, and didst rejoice : where- 
fore then wilt thou sin against innocent blood, to slay 
David without a cause? 

And Saul hearkened unto the voice of Jonathan : 
and Saul sware. As the Lord liveth, he shall not be slain. 

And Jonathan called David, and Jonathan shewed 
him all those things. And Jonathan brought David to 
Saul, and he Avas in his presence, as in times past. 



BIBLE STORIES. 335 

JONATHAN'S TOKEN TO DAVID. 

I. Samuel XX. 1-11, iJ-23, 35-42. 

And David fled from Naioth in Ramah, and came 
and said before Jonathan, What have I done? what is 
mine iniquity ? and v^hat is my sin before thy father, 
that he seeketh my life ? 

And he said nnto him, God forbid ; thou shalt not 
die : behold, my father will do nothing either great or 
small, but that he will shew it me : and why should my 
father hide this thing from me? it is not so. 

And David sware moreover, and said, Thy father 
certainly knoweth that I have found grace in thine 
eyes ; and he saith. Let not Jonathan know this, lest 
he be grieved : but truly as the Lord liveth, and as thy 
soul liveth, there is but a step between me and death. 

Then said Jonathan unto David, Whatsoever thy 
soul desireth, I will even do it for thee. 

And David said unto Jonathan, Behold, to-morrow 
is the new moon, and I should not fail to sit with the 
king at meat : but let me go, that I may hide myself 
in the field unto the third day at even. 

If thy father at all miss me, then say, David ear- 
nestly asked leave of me that he might run to Beth- 
lehem his city : for there is a yearly sacrifice there for 
all the family. 

If he say thus. It is well ; thy servant shall have 
peace : but if he be very wroth, then be sure that evil 
is determined by him. 

Therefore thou shalt deal kindly with thy servant ; 



336 BIBLE STORIES. 

for thou hast brought thy servant into a covenant of 
the Lord with thee : notwithstanding, if there be in 
me iniquity, slay me thyself; for why shouldest thou 
bring me to thy father ? 

And Jonathan saixl. Far be it from thee ; for if I 
knew certainly that evil were determined by my father 
to come upon thee, then would not I tell it thee? 

Then said David to Jonathan, Who shall tell me? 
or what if thy father answer thee roughly? 

And Jonathan said unto David, Come, and let us go 
out into the field. And they went out both of them 
into the field. 

Then Jonathan said to David, To-morrow is the new 
moon : and thou shalt be missed, because thy seat will 
be empty. 

And when thou hast stayed three days, then thou 
shalt go down quickly, and come to the place vs^here 
thou didst hide thyself when the business was in hand, 
and shalt remain by the stone Ezel. 

And I will shoot three arrows on the side thereof, as 
though I shot at a mark. 

And, behold, I will send a lad, saying, Go, find out 
the arrows. If I expressly say unto the lad, Behold, 
the arrows are on this side of thee, take them ; then 
come thou : for there is peace to thee, and no hurt ; as 
the Lord liveth. 

But if I say thus unto the young man. Behold, the 
arrows are beyond thee ; go thy way : for the Lord 
hath sent thee away. 

And as touching the matter ^vhich thou and I have 
spoken of, behold, the Lord be between thee and me 
ibr ever. 



BIBLE STORIES. 337 

And it came to pass in the morning, that Jonathan 
Avent out into the field at the time appointed with David, 
and a little lad with him. 

And he said unto his lad. Run, find out now the 
arrows which I shoot. And as the lad ran, he shot 
an arrow beyond him. 

And when the lad was come to the place of the ar- 
row which Jonathan had shot, Jonathan cried after the 
lad, and said. Is not the arrow beyond thee? 

And Jonathan cried after the lad. Make speed, haste, 
stay not. And Jonathan's lad gathered up the arrows, 
and came to his master. 

But the lad knew not any thing : only Jonathan and 
David knew the matter. 

And Jonathan gave his artillery unto his lad, and 
said unto him, Go, carry them to the city. 

And as soon as the lad Avas gone, David arose out 
of a place toward the south, and fell on his face to 
the ground, and bowed himself three times : and they 
kissed one another, and w^ept one wath another, until 
David exceeded. 

And Jonathan said to David, Go in peace, forasmuch 
as we have sworn both of us in the name of the Lord, 
saying. The Lord be between me and thee, and between 
my seed and thy seed for ever. And he arose and de- 
parted ; and Jonathan went into the city. 



338 BIBLE STOEIES. 

NABAL'S OFFENCE. 

I. Samuel xxv. 1 - 13. 

And Samuel died ; and all the Israelites were o^ath- 
ered together, and lamented him, and buried him in his 
house at Ramah. And David arose, and went down 
to the wilderness of Paran. 

And there was a man in Maon, whose possessions 
were in Carmel ; and the man was very great, and he 
had three thousand sheep, and a thousand goats : and 
he was shearing his sheep in Carmel. 

Now the name of the man was Nabal, and the name 
of his wife Abigail ; and she was a woman of good 
understanding, and of a beautiful countenance : but 
the man was churlish and evil in his doings ; and he 
was of the house of Caleb. 

And David heard in the wilderness that Nabal did 
shear his sheep. 

And David sent out ten young men, and David said 
unto the young men. Get you up to Carmel, and go to 
Nabal, and greet him in my name : 

And thus shall ye say to him that liveth in prosper- 
ity. Peace be both to thee, and peace be to thine house, 
and peace be unto all that thou hast. 

And now I have heard that thou hast shearers : now 
thy shepherds which were with us, we hurt them not, 
neither was there aught missing unto them, all the 
while they were in Carmel. 

Ask thy young men, and they will shew thee. 
Wherefore let the young men find favor in thine eyes ; 



BIBLE STORIES. 339 

for we come in a good day : give, I pray thee, what- 
soever Cometh to thine hand unto thy servants, and to 
thy son David. 

And when David's young men came, they spake to 
Nabal according to all those words in the name of 
David, and ceased. 

And Nabal answered David's servants, and said. 
Who is David? and who is the son of Jesse? there 
be many servants nowadays that break away every 
man from his master. 

Shall I then take my bread, and my water, and my 
flesh that I have killed for my shearers, and give it 
unto men, whom 1 know not whence they be? 

So David's young men turned their way, and went 
again, and came and told him all those sayings. 

And David said unto his men. Gird ye on every man 
his sword. And they girded on every man his sword ; 
and David also girded on his sv/ord : and there went 
up after David about four hundred men ; and two liun- 
dred abode by the stuiF. 



ABIGAIL'S PEACE-OFFERING. 

I. Samuel XXV. 14-21, 23-28, 30-33, 35-38. 

But one of the young men told Abigail, Nabal's 
wife, saying. Behold, David sent messengers out of 
the wilderness to salute our master ; and he railed on 
them. 

But the men were very good unto us, and we were 



340 BIBLE STORIES. 

not hurt, neither missed we any thing, as long as we 
were conversant with them, when we were in the 
fields : 

They were a wall unto us both by night and day, all 
the while we were with them keeping the sheep. 

Now therefore know and consider what thou wilt do ; 
for evil is determined against our master, and against 
all his household : for he is such a son of Belial, that 
a man cannot speak to him. 

Then Abigail made haste, and took two hundred 
loaves, and two bottles of wine, and five sheep ready 
dressed, and five measures of parched corn, and an 
hundred clusters of raisins, and two hundred cakes of 
figs, and laid them on asses. 

And she said unto her servants, Go on before me ; 
behold, I come after you. But she told not her hus- 
band Nabal. 

And it was so, as she rode on the ass, that she came 
down by the covert of the hill, and, behold, David and 
his men came down against her ; and she met them. 

Now David had said. Surely in vain have I kept all 
that this fellow hath in the wilderness, so that nothing 
was missed of all that pertained unto him : and he hath 
requited me evil for good. 

And when Abigail saw David, she hasted, and lighted 
off the ass, and fell before David on her face, and bowed 
herself to the ground. 

And fell at his feet, and said. Upon me, my lord, 
upon me let this iniquity be : and let thine handmaid, 
I pray thee, speak in thine audience, and hear the 
words of thine handmaid. 

Let not my lord, I pray tliee, regard this man of 



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Belial, even Nabal : for ds his name is, so is he ; Na- 
bal is his name, and folly is with him : but I thine 
handmaid saw not the young men of my lord, whom 
thou didst send. 

Now therefore, my lord, as the Lord liveth, and as 
thy soul liveth, seeing the Lord hath withholden thee 
from coming to shed blood, and from avenging thyself 
with thine own hand, now let thine enemies, and they 
that seek evil to my lord, be as Nabal. 

And now this blessing which thine handmaid hath 
brought unto my lord, let it even be given unto the 
young men that follow my lord. 

I pray thee, forgive the trespass of thine handmaid: 
for the Lord will certainly make ni}^ lord a sure house ; 
because my lord fighteth the battles of the Lord, and 
evil hath not been found in thee all thy days. 

And it shall come to pass, when the Lord shall have 
done to my lord according to all the good that he hath 
spoken concerning thee, and shall have appointed thee 
ruler over Israel ; 

That this shall be no grief unto thee, nor offence of 
heart unto my lord, either that thou hast shed blood 
causeless, or that my lord hath avenged himself: but 
wdien the Lord shall have dealt w^ell with my lord, 
then remember thine handmaid. 

And David said to Abigail, Blessed be the Lord God 
of Israel, which sent thee this day to meet me : 

And blessed be thy advice, and blessed be thou, 
which hast kept me this day from coming to shed 
blood, and from avenging myself with mine owm hand. 

So David received of her hand that which she had 
brought him, and said unto her, Go up in peace to 



342 BIBLE STORIES. 

thine house ; see, I have hearkened to thy voice, and 
have accepted thy person. 

And Abigail came to Nabal ; and, behold, he held a 
feast in his house, like the feast of a king ; and Nabal's 
heart was merry within him, for he was very drunken : 
wherefore she told him nothing, less or more, until the 
morning light. 

But it came to pass in the morning, when the wine 
was gone out of Nabal, and his wife had told him these 
things, that his heart died within him, and he became 
as a stone. 

And it came to pass about ten days after, that the 
Lord smote Nabal, that he died. 



GOOD FOR EVIL. 

I. Samuel xxvi. 1 - 18, 21 - 25. 

And the Ziphites came unto Saul to Gibeah, saying, 
Doth not David hide himself in the hill of Hachilah, 
which is before Jeshimon ? 

Then Saul arose, and went down to the wilderness 
of Ziph, having three thousand chosen men of Israel 
with him, to seek David in the wilderness of Ziph. 

And Saul pitched in the hill of Hachilah, which is 
before Jeshimon, by the way. But David abode in 
the wilderness, and he saw that Saul came after him 
into the wilderness. 

David therefore sent out spies, and understood that 
Saul was come in very deed. 



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And David arose, aud came to the place where Saul 
had pitched : and David beheld the place where Saul 
lay, and Abner the son of Ner, the captain of his host; 
and Saul lay in the trench, and the people pitched round 
about him. 

Then answered David and said to Ahimelech the 
Hittite, and to Abishai the sou of Zeruiah, brother to 
Joab, saying, Who will go down with me to Saul to 
the camp? And Abishai said, I will go down with 
thee. 

So David and Abishai came to the people by night : 
aud, behold, Saul lay sleeping within the trench, and 
his spear stuck in the ground at his bolster : but Abner 
and the people lay round about him. 

Then said Abishai to David, God hath delivered 
thine enemy into thine hand this day : now therefore 
let me smite him, I pray thee, with the spear even to 
the earth at once, and I will not smite him the second 
time. 

Aud David said to Abishai, Destroy him not : for 
who can stretch forth his hand against the Lord's 
anointed, and be guiltless? 

David said furthermore. As the Lord liveth, the 
Lord shall smite him ; or his day shall come to die ; 
or he shall descend into battle, and perish. 

The Lord forbid that I should stretch forth mine 
hand against the Lord's anointed : but, I pray thee, 
take thou now the spear that is at his bolster, and the 
cruse of water, and let us go. . 

So David took the spear and the cruse of water from 
Saul's bolster ; and they gat them away, and no man 
saw it, nor knew it, neither awaked : for they were all 



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asleep ; because a deep sleep from the Lord was fallen 
upon them. 

Then David went over to the other side, and stood 
on the top of a hill afar off; a great space being be- 
tween them : 

And David cried to the people, and to Abuer the son 
of Ner, saying, Answerest thou not, Abner? Then 
Abner answered and said, Who art thou that criest to 
the king? 

And David said to Abner, Art not thou a valiant 
man? and who is like to thee in Israel? wherefore 
then hast thou not kept thy lord the king? for there 
came one of the people in to destroy the king thy lord. 

This thinf? is not srood that thou hast done. As the 
Lord liveth, ye are worthy to die, because ye have not 
kept your master, the Lord's anointed. And now see 
w^here the king's spear is, and the cruse of water that 
was at his bolster. 

And Saul knew David's voice, and said. Is this thy 
voice, my son David ? And David said. It is my voice, 
my lord, O king. 

And he said, Wherefore doth my lord thus pursue 
after his servant ? for what have I done ? or what evil 
is in mine hand ? 

Then said Saul, I have sinned : return, my son 
David ; for I will no more do thee harm, because my 
soul was precious in thine eyes this day : behold, I 
have played the fool, and have erred exceedingly. 

And David answered and said. Behold the king's 
spear ! and let one of the young men come over and 
fetch it. 

The Lord render to every man his righteousness and 



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his faithfulness ; for the Lord delivered thee into my 
hand to-day, but I would not stretch forth mine hand 
ao^ainst the Lord's anointed. 

And, behold, as thy life was much set by this day in 
mine eyes, so let my life be much set by in the eyes of 
the Lord, and let him deliver me out of all tribulation. 

Then Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son 
David ; thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt 
still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul re- 
turned to his place. 



DAVID'S SIN, AND NATHAN'S 
PARABLE. 

II. Samuel xi. U-17, 26, 27; xii. 1-7, 9, 10, 12-23. 

And it came to pass in the morning, that David 
wrote a letter to Joab, and sent it by the hand of 
Uriah. 

And he wrote in the letter, saying. Set ye Uriah in 
the forefront of the hottest battle, and retire ye from 
him, that he may be smitten, and die. 

And it came to pass, when Joab observed the city, 
that he assigned Uriah unto a place where he knew 
that valiant men were. 

And the men of the city went out, and fought with 
Joab : and there fell some of the people of the servants 
of David ; and Uriah the Hittite died also. 

And when the wife of Uriah heard that Uriah her 
husband was dead, she mourned for her husband. 

And when the mourning was past, David sent and 



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fetched her to his house, aud she became his wife, and 
bare him a son. But the thing that David had done 
displeased the Lord. 

And the Lord sent Nathan unto David. And he 
came unto him, and said unto him, There were two 
men in one city ; the one rich, and the other poor. 

The rich man had exceeding many flocks and herds : 

But the poor man had nothing, save one little ewe 
lamb, which he had bought and nourished up : and 
it grew^ up together with him, and with his chil- 
dren ; it did eat of his own meat, and drank of his 
own cup, and lay in his bosom, and was unto him as 
a daughter. 

And there came a traveller unto the rich man, and 
he spared to take of his own flock and of his own herd, 
to dress for the wayfaring man that was come unto 
him ; but took the poor man's lamb, and dressed it for 
the man that was come to him. 

And David's anger was greatly kindled against the 
man ; and he said to Nathan, As the Lord liveth, the 
man that hath done this thing shall surely die : 

And he shall restore the lamb fourfold, because he 
did this thing, and because he had no pity. 

And Nathan said to David, Thou art the man. Thus 
saith the Lord God of Israel, I anointed thee king over 
Israel, and I delivered thee out of the hand of Saul ; 

Wherefore hast thou despised the commandment of 
the Lord, to do evil in his sight ? thou hast killed Uriah 
the Hittite with the sword, and hast taken his wife to 
be thy wife, and hast slain him with the sword of the 
children of Ammou. 

Now therefore the sword shall never depart from 



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thine house ; because thou hast despised me, aud hast 
taken the wife of Uriah the Hittite to be thy wife. 

For thou didst it secretly : but I will do this thing 
before all Israel, and before the sun. 

And David said unto Nathan, I have sinned against 
the Lord. And Nathan said unto David, The Lord 
also hath put away thy sin ; thou shalt not die. 

. Howbeit, because by this deed thou hast given great 
occasion to the enemies of the Lord to blaspheme, the 
child also that is born unto thee shall surely die. 

And Nathan departed unto his house. And the Lord 
struck the child that Uriah's wife bare unto David, and 
it was very sick. 

David therefore besought God for the child ; and 
David fasted, and went in, and lay all night upon the 
earth. 

And the elders of his house arose, and went to him, 
to raise him up from the earth : but he would not, 
neither did he eat bread with them. 

And it came to pass on the seventh day, that the 
child died. And the servants of David feared to tell 
him that the child was dead : for they said. Behold, 
while the child was yet alive, w^e spake unto him, and 
he would not hearken unto our voice : how will he theu 
vex himself, if we tell him that the child is dead? 

But when David saw that his servants whispered, 
David perceived that the child was dead : therefore 
David said unto his servants, Is the child dead? And 
they said. He is dead. 

Then David arose from the earth, and washed, and 
anointed himself, and changed his apparel, and came 
into the house of the Lord, and worshipped : then he 



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came to his own house ; and when he required, they set 
bread before him, aud he did eat. 

Then said his servants unto him. What thing is this 
that thou hast done? thou didst fast and weep for the 
child, while it was alive ; but when the child was dead, 
thou didst rise and eat bread. 

And he said. While the child was yet alive, I fasted 
and wept : for I said. Who can tell Avhether God will 
be gracious to me, that the child may live ? 

But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I 
bring him back again ? I shall go to hini, but he shall 
not return to me. 



SOLOMON'S VISION. 

I. Kings ii. 1-4, 12; iii. 5-15. 

Now the days of David drew^ nigh that he should 
die ; and he charged Solomon his son, saying, 

I go the way of all the earth : be thou strong there- 
fore, and shew thyself a man ; 

And keep the charge of the Lord thy God, to walk 
in his ways, to keep his statutes, and his command- 
ments, and his judgments, and his testimonies, as it 
is written in the law of Moses, that thou mayest pros- 
per in all that thou doest, and whithersoever thou 
turnest thyself: 

That the Lord may continue his word which he spake 
concerning me, saying. If thy children take heed to 
their w^ay, to walk before me in truth with all their 



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heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail thee 
(said he) a man on the throne of Israel. 

Then sat Solomon upon the throne of David his 
father ; and his kingdom was established greatly. 

In Gibeon the Lord appeared to Solomon in a dream 
by night : and God said, Ask what I shall give thee. 

And Solomon said, Thou hast showed unto thy ser- 
vant David my father great mercy, according as he 
walked before thee in truth, and in righteousness, and 
in uprightness of heart with thee ; and thou hast kept 
for him this great kindness, that thou hast given him a 
son to sit on his throne, as it is this day. 

And now, O Lord my God, thou hast made thy ser- 
vant king instead of David my father : and I am but a 
little child : I know not how to go out or come in. 

And thy servant is in the midst of thy people which 
thou hast chosen, a great people, that cannot be num- 
bered nor counted for multitude. 

Give therefore thy servant an understanding heart 
to judge thy people, that I may discern between good 
and bad : for w^ho is able to judge this thy so great a 
people ? 

And the speech pleased the Lord, that Solomon had 
asked this thing. 

And God said unto him. Because thou hast asked 
this thing, and hast not asked for thyself long life ; 
neither hast asked riches for thyself, nor hast asked 
the life of thine enemies ; but hast asked for thyself 
understanding to discern judgment ; 

Behold, I have done according to thy word : lo, I 
have given thee a wise and an understanding heart ; 



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SO that there was none like thee before thee, neither 
after thee shall any arise like unto thee. 

And I have also given thee that which thou hast not 
asked, both riches and honor ; so that there shall not 
be any among the kings like unto thee alj thy days. 

And if thou wilt walk in my ways, to keep my stat- 
utes and my commandments, as thy father David did 
walk, then I will lengthen thy days. 

And Solomon aAvoke ; and, behold, it was a dream. 



SOLOMON'S WEALTH AND WISDOM. 

I. Kings iv. 20-30, 32-34. 

JuDAH and Israel were many, as the sand which is 
by the sea in multitude, eating and drinking, and mak- 
ing merry. 

And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the 
river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the 
border of Egypt : they brought presents, and served 
Solomon all the days of his life. 

And Solomon's provision for one day was thirty meas- 
ures of fine flour, and threescore measures of meal, 

Ten fat oxen, and twenty oxen out of the pastures, 
and a hundred sheep, besides harts, and roebucks, and 
fallow deer, and fatted fowl. 

For he had dominion over all the region on this side 
the river, from Tiphsah even to Azzah, over all the 
kings on this side the river : and he had peace on all 
sides round about him. 



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And Judah and Israel dwelt safely, every man under 
his vine and under his fig tree, from Dan even to Beer- 
sheba, all the days of Solomon. 

And Solomon had forty thousand stalls of horses for 
his chariots, and twelve thousand horsemen. 

And those officers provided victuals for king Solo- 
mon, and for all that came unto king Solomon's table, 
every man in his month : they lacked nothing. 

Barley also and straw for the horses and drome- 
daries brought they unto the place where the officers 
were, every man according to his charge. 

And God gave Solomon wisdom and understanding 
exceeding much, and largeness of heart, even as the 
sand that is on the sea-shore. 

And Solomon's wisdom excelled the wisdom of all 
the children of the east country, and all the wisdom of 
Egypt. 

And he spake three thousand proverbs : and his 
songs were a thousand and five. 

And he spake of trees, from the cedar tree that is in 
Lebanon even unto the hyssop that springeth out of the 
wall : he spake also of beasts, and of fowl, and of 
creeping things, and of fishes. 

And there came of all people to hear the wisdom of 
Solomon, from all kings of the earth, which had heard 
of his wisdom. 



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QUEEN OF SHEBA'S VISIT. 

I. Kings x. 1-27. 

And when the queen of Sheba heard of the fame of 
Solomon concerning the name of the Lord, she came to 
prove him with hard questions. 

And she came to Jerusalem with a very great train, 
with camels that bare spices, and very much gold, and 
precious stones : and when she was come to Solomon, 
she communed watli him of all that was in her heart. 

And Solomon told her all her questions : there was 
not anything hid from the king, which he told her not. 

And when the queen of Sheba had seen all Solo- 
mon's wisdom, and the house that he had built, 

And the meat of his table, and the sitting of his 
servants, and the attendance of his ministers, and their 
apparel, and his tiup-bearers, and his ascent by which 
he went up unto the house of the Lord ; there was no 
more spirit in her. 

And she said to the king, It was a true report that I 
heard in mine own land of thy acts and of thy wisdom. 

Howbeit I believed not the words, until I came, and 
mine eyes had seen it : and, behold, the half was not 
told me : thy wisdom and prosperity exceedeth the fame 
which I heard. 

Happy are thy men, happy are these thy servants, 
which stand continually before thee, and that hear thy 
wisdom. 

Blessed be the Lord thy God, which delighted in 
thee, to set thee on the throne of Israel : because the 



BIBLE STORIES. 353 

Lord loved Israel for ever, therefore made he thee 
king, to do judgment and justice. 

And she gave the king a hundred and twenty talents 
of gold, and of spices very great store, and precious 
stones : there came no more such abundance of spices as 
these which the queen of Sheba gave to king Solomon. 

And the navy also of Hiram, that brought gold from 
Ophir, brought in from Ophir great plenty of almug 
trees, and precious stones. 

And the king made of the almug trees pillars for the 
house of the Lord, and for the king's house, harps also 
and psalteries for singers : there came no such almug 
trees, nor were seen unto this day. 

And king Solomon gave unto the queen of Sheba all 
her desire, whatsoever she asked, besides that which 
Solomon gave her of his royal bounty. So she turned 
and went to her own country, she and her servants. 

Now the weight of gold that came to Solomon in 
one year was six hundred threescore and six talents 
of gold. 

Besides that he had of the merchantmen, and of the 
traffic of the spice merchants, and of all the kings of 
Arabia, and of the governors of the country. 

And kin Of Solomon made two hundred targfets of 
beaten srold : six hundred shekels of o^old went to one 
target. 

And he made three hundred shields of beaten gold ; 
three pounds of gold went to one shield : and the king 
put them in the house of the forest of Lebanon. 

Moreover, the king made a great throne of ivory, 
and overlaid it with the best gold. 

The throne had six steps, and the top of the throne 



354 BIBLE STORIES. 

was round behind : and there were stays on either side 
on the place of the seat, and two lions stood beside the 
stays. 

And twelve lions stood there on the one side and on 
the other upon the six steps : there was not the like 
made in any kingdom. 

And all king Solomon's drinking vessels were of 
gold, and all the vessels of the house of the forest of 
Lebanon were of pure gold ; none were of silver : it 
was nothing accounted of in the days of Solomon. 

For the king had at sea a navy of Tharshish with 
the navy of Hiram : once in three years came the navy 
of Tharshish, bringing gold, and silver, ivory, and apes, 
and peacocks. 

So king Solomon exceeded all the kings of the earth 
for riches and for Avisdom. 

And all the earth sought to Solomon, to hear his 
wisdom, which God had put in his heart. 

And they brought every man his present, vessels of 
silver, and vessels of gold, and garments, and armor, 
and spices, horses, and mules, a rate year by year. 

And Solomon gathered together chariots and horse- 
men : and he had a thousand and four hundred char- 
iots, and twelve thousand horsemen, whom he bestowed 
in the cities for chariots, and with the king at Jeru- 
salem. 

And the king made silver to be in Jerusalem as 
stones, and cedars made he to be as the sycamore trees 
that are in the vale, for abundance. 



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"THE LORD, HE IS GOD." 

I. Kings xviii. 17-39. 

And it came to pass, when Ahab saw Elijah, that 
Ahab said unto him, Art thou he that troubleth Is- 
rael ? 

And he answered, I have not troubled Israel ; but 
thou, and thy father's house, in that ye have forsaken 
the commandments of the Lord, and thou hast followed 
Baalim. 

Now therefore send, and gather to me all Israel unto 
mount Carmel, and the prophets of Baal four hundred 
and fifty, and the prophets of the groves four hundred, 
which eat at Jezebel's table. 

So Ahab sent unto all the children of Israel, and 
gathered the prophets together unto mount Carmel. 

And Elijah came unto all the people, and said. How 
long halt ye between two opinions? if the Lord be God, 
follow him : but if Baal, then follow him. And the 
people answered him not a Avord. 

Then said Elijah unto the people, I, even I only, 
remain a prophet of the Lord ; but Baal's prophets 
are four hundred and fifty men. 

Let them therefore give us two bullocks ; and let 
them choose one bullock for themselves, and cut it in 
pieces, and lay it on wood, and put no fire under : and 
I will dress the other bullock, and lay it on wood, and 
put no fire under : 

And call ye on the name of your gods, and I will call 
on the name of the Lord ; and the God that answereth 



356 BIBLE STORIES. 

by fire, let him be God. And all the people answered 
and said, It is well spoken. 

And Elijah said unto the prophets of Baal, Choose 
you one bullock for yourselves, and dress it first ; for 
ye are many ; and call on the name of your gods, but 
put no fire under. 

And they took the bullock which was given them, 
and they dressed it, and called on the name of Baal 
from morning even until noon, saying, O Baal, hear 
us. But there was no voice, nor any that answered. 
And they leaped upon the altar which was made. 

And it came to pass at noon, that Elijah mocked 
them, and said. Cry aloud : for he is a god ; either he 
is talking, or he is pursuing, or he is in a journey, or 
peradventure he sleepeth, and must be awaked. 

And they cried aloud, and cut themselves after their 
manner with knives and lancets, till the blood gushed 
out upon them. 

And it came to pass, when midday was past, and 
they prophesied until the time of the offering of the 
evening sacrifice, that there was neither voice, nor any 
to answer, nor any that regarded. 

And Elijah said unto all the people. Come near unto 
nie. And all the people came near unto him. And he 
repaired the altar of the Lord that was broken down. 

And Elijah took twelve stones, according to the num- 
ber of the tribes of the sons of Jacob, unto vvhom the 
word of the Lord came, saying, Israel shall be thy 
name : 

And with the stones he built an altar in the name of 
the Lord : and he made a trench about the altar, as 
great as would contain two measures of seed. 



BIBLE STORIES. 357 

And he put the wood in order, and cut the bullock 
in pieces, and laid him on the wood, and said. Fill four 
barrels with water, and pour it on the burnt sacrifice, 
and on the wood. 

And he said, Do it the second time. And they did 
it the second time. And he said, Do it the third time. 
And they did it the third time. 

And the water ran round about the altar ; and he 
filled the trench also with water. 

And it came to pass at the time of the offering of 
the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came 
near, and said, Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and of 
Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in 
Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done 
all these things at thy word. 

Hear me, O Lord, hear me, that this people may 
know that thou art the Lord God, and that thou hast 
turned their heart back again. 

Then the fire of the Lord fell, and consumed the 
burnt sacrifice, and the wood, and the stones, and the 
dust, and licked up the water that was in the trench. 

And when all the people saw it, they fell on their 
faces : and they said, The Lord, he is the God ; the 
Lord, he is the God. 



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NAAMAN THE SYRIAN LEPER, 

II. Kings v. 1-16, 20-27. 

Now Naaman, captain of the host of the king of 
Syria, was a great man with his master, and honor- 
able, because by him the Lord had given deliverance 
unto Syria : he was also a mighty man in valor, but 
he was a leper. 

And the Syrians had gone out by companies, and 
had brought away captive out of the land of Israel a 
little maid ; and she waited on Naaman's wife. 

And she said unto her mistress, Would God my lord 
were with the prophet that is in Samaria ! for he would 
recover him of his leprosy. 

And one w^ent in, and told his lord, saying, Thus 
and thus said the maid that is of the land of Israel. 

And the king of Syria said. Go to, go, and I will 
send a letter unto the king of Israel. And he departed, 
and took with him ten talents of silver, and six thou- 
sand pieces of gold, and ten changes of raiment. 

And he brought the letter to the king of Israel, say- 
ing. Now when this letter is come unto thee, behold, I 
have therewith sent Naaman my servant to thee, that 
thou mayest recover him of his leprosy. 

And it came to pass, wlien the king of Israel had 
read the letter, that he rent his clothes, and said, Am 
I God, to kill and to make alive, that this man doth 
send unto me to recover a man of his leprosy? Where- 
fore consider, I pray you, and see how he seeketh a 
quarrel against me. 



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And it was so, when Elisha the man of God had 
heard that the king of Israel had rent his clothes, that 
he sent to the king, saying, Wlierefore hast thou rent 
thy clothes? let him come now to me, and he shall 
know that there is a prophet in Israel. 

So Naaman came with his horses and with his char- 
iot, and stood at the door of the house of Elisha. 

And Elisha sent a messenger unto him, saying. Go 
and wash in Jordan seven times, and thy flesh shall 
come again to thee, and thou shalt be clean. 

But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said. 
Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and 
stand, and call on the name of the Lord his God, and 
strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper. 

Are not Abana and Pharpar, rivers of Damascus, 
better than all the waters of Israel? may I not wasli 
in them, and be clean? So he turned and went away 
in a rage. 

And his servants came near, and spake unto him, 
and said. My father, if the prophet had bid thee do 
some great thing, wouldest thou not have done it? how 
much rather then, when he saith to thee, Wash, and 
be clean? 

Then went he down, and dipped himself seven times 
in Jordan, according to the saying of the man of God : 
and liis flesh came again like unto the flesh of a Kttle 
child, and he was clean. 

And he returned to the man of God, he and all his 
company, and came, and stood before him : and he 
said, Behold, now I know that there is no God in all 
the earth, but in Israel : now therefore, I pray thee, 
take a blessing of thy servant. 



360 i3IBLE STORIES. 

But he said, As the Lord liveth, before whom I 
stand j I will receive none. And he urged him to take 
it ; but he refused. 

' But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, 
said, Behold, my master hath spared Naaman this 
Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he 
brought : but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, 
and take somewhat of him. 

So Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naa- 
man saw him runnino: after him, he lio^hted down from 
the chariot to meet him, and said. Is all well? 

And he said. All is well. My master hath sent me, 
saying. Behold, even now there be come to me from 
mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the 
prophets: give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, 
and two changes of garments. 

And Naaman said. Be content, take two talents. 
And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver 
in two bags, with two changes of garments, and laid 
them upon two of his servants : and they bare them 
before him. 

And when he came to the tower, he took them from 
their hand, and bestowed them in the house : and he 
let the men go, and they departed. 

But he went in, and stood before his master. And 
Elisha said unto him. Whence comest thou, Gehazi? 
And he said, Thy servant went no whither. 

And he said unto him. Went not mine heart with 
thee, when the man turned again from his chariot to 
meet thee ? Is it a time to receive money, and to 
receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and 
sheep, and oxen, and men servants and maid servants ? 



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The leprosy therefore of Naaman shall cleave unto 
thee, and unto thy seed for ever. And he went out 
from his presence a leper as white as snow. 



THE ROYAL FEAST. 

Esther i. 1-21. 

Now it came to pass in the days of Ahasuerus, (this 
is Ahasuerus wdiich reigned from India even unto Ethi- 
opia, over a hundred and seven and twenty provinces,) 

That in those days, when the king Ahasuerus sat on 
the throne of his kingdom, which was in Shushan the 
palace. 

In the third year of his reign, he made a feast unto 
all his princes and his servants ; the power of Persia 
and Media, the nobles and princes of the provinces, 
being before him : 

When he shewed the riches of his o^lorious kino^dom 
and the honor of his excellent majesty many days, even 
a hundred and fourscore days. 

And when these days were expired, the king made a 
feast unto all the people that were present in Shushan 
the palace, both unto great and small, seven days, in 
tlie court of the garden of the king's palace ; 

Where were white, green, and blue hangings, fast- 
ened with cords of fine linen and purple to silver rings 
and pillars of marble : the beds were of gold and silver, 
upon a pavement of red, and blue, and white, and black 
marble. 



362 BIBLE STORIES. 

And they gave them drink in vessels of gold, (the 
vessels being diverse one from another,) and royal wine 
in abundance, according to the state of the king. 

And the drinking was according to the law ; none did 
compel : for so the king had appointed to all the officers 
of his house, that they should do according to every 
man's pleasure. 

Also Yashti the queen made a feast for the women 
in the royal house which belonged to king Ahasuerus. 

On the seventh day, when the heart of the king was 
merry with wine, he commanded Mehuman, Biztha, 
Harbona, Bigtha, and Abagtha, Zethar, and Carcas, 
the seven chamberlains that served in the presence of 
Ahasuerus the king, 

To bring Vashti the queen before the king with the 
crown royal, to shew the people and the princes her 
beauty : for she was fair to look on. 

But the queen Vashti refused to come at the king's 
commandment by his chamberlains : therefore was the 
kicg very wroth, and his auger burned in him. 

Then the king said to the wise men, which knew the 
times, (for so was the king's manner toward all that 
knew law and judgment:) 

What shall we do unto the queen Yashti according 
to law, because she hath not performed the command- 
ment of the king Ahasuerus by the chamberlains? 

And Memucan answered before the king and the 
princes, Vashti the queen hath not done wrong to the 
king only, but also to all the princes, and to all the 
people that are in all the provinces of the king Ahas- 
uerus. 

For this deed of the queen shall come abroad unto 



BIBLE STORIES, 363 

all women, so that they shall despise their husbands in 
their eyes, when it shall be reported, The king Ahasu- 
erus commanded Vashti the queen to be brought in be- 
fore him, but she came not. 

Likewise shall the ladies of Persia and Media say 
this day unto all the king's princes, which have heard 
of the deed of the queen. Thus shall there arise too 
much contempt and wrath. 

If it please the king, let there go a royal command- 
ment from him, and let it be written among the laws 
of the Persians and the Medes, that it be not altered, 
That Vashti come no more before king Ahasuerus ; and 
let the king give her royal estate unto another that is 
better than she. 

And when the king's decree, which he shall make, 
shall be published throughout all his empire, (for it is 
great,) all the wives shall give to their husbands honor, 
both to great and small. 

And the saying pleased the king and the princes ; 
and the king did according to the word of Memucan. 



ESTHER THE YOUNG QUEEN. 

Esther ii. 1, 2, 4-8, 15-20. 

After these things, when the wrath of king Ahas- 
uerus was appeased, he remembered Vashti, and what 
she had done, and what was decreed against her. 

Then said the king's servants that ministered unto 



364 BIBLE STORIES. 

him, Let there be fair young virgins sought for the 
king : 

And let the maiden which pleaseth the king be queen 
instead of Vashti. And the thing pleased the king ; 
and he did so. 

Now in Shushan the palace there was a certain Jew, 
whose name was Mordecai, the son of Jair, the son of 
Shimei, the son of Kish, a Beujamite ; 

Who had been carried away from Jerusalem with 
the captivity which had been carried away with Jeco- 
niah king of Judah, whom Nebuchadnezzar the king 
of Babylon had carried away. 

And he brought up Hadassah, that is, Esther, his un- 
cle's daughter : for she had neither father nor mother, 
and the maid was fair and beautiful ; whom Mordecai, 
when her father and mother were dead, took for his 
own daughter. 

So it came to pass, when the king's commandment 
and his decree was heard, an'd when many maidens 
were gathered together unto Shushan the palace, to 
the custody of Hegai, that Esther was brought also 
unto the king's house, to the custody of Plegai, keeper 
of the women. 

Now when the turn of Esther, the daughter of Abi- 
hail the uncle of Mordecai, who had taken her for his 
daughter, was come to go in unto the king, she required 
nothing but what Hegai the king's chamberlain, the 
keeper of the women, appointed. And Esther obtained 
favor in the sight of all them tliat looked upon her. 

So Esther was taken unto king Ahasuerus into his 
house royal in the tenth month, which is the month 
Tebeth, in the seventh year of his reign. 



BIBLE STORIES. 365 

And the king loved Esther above all the women, and 
she obtained grace and favor in his sight more than all 
the virgins ; so that he set the royal crown upon her 
head, and made her queen instead of Vashti. 

Then the king made a great feast unto all his princes 
and his servants, even Esther's feast ; and he made a 
release to the provinces, and gave gifts, according to 
the state of the king. 

And when the virgins were gathered together the 
second time, then Mordecai sat in the king's gate. 

Esther had not yet shewed her kindred nor her peo- 
ple, as Mordecai had charged her : for Esther did the 
commandment of Mordecai, like as when she was 
brought up with him. 



HAMAN'S REVENGE 

Esther ii. 21 - 23 ; ill. 1 - 6, 8 - 15. 

In those days, while Mordecai sat in the king's gate, 
two of the king's chamberlains, Bigthan and Teresh, 
of those which kept the door, were wroth, and sought 
to lay hand on the king Ahasuerus. 

And the thing w^as known to Mordecai, who told it 
unto Esther the queen ; and Esther certified the king 
thereof in Mordecai's name. 

And when inquisition was made of the matter, it 
was found out ; therefore they were both hanged on a 
tree : and it was written in the book of the chronicles 
before the kino[. 



366 BIBLE STORIES. 

After these tliiugs did king Ahasuerus promote Ha- 
inan the son of Hammedatha the Agagite, and advanced 
him, and set his seat above all the princes that were 
with him. 

And all the king's servants, that were in the king's 
gate, bowed, and reverenced Haman : for the king had 
so commanded concerning him. But Mordecai bowed 
not, nor did him reverence. 

Then the king's servants, which were in the king's 
gate, said imto Mordecai, Why transgre&sest thou the 
king's commandment? 

Now it came to pass, when they spake daily unto 
him, and he hearkened not unto them, that they told 
Haman, to see whether Mordecai's matters would 
stand : for he had told them that he was a Jew. 

And when Haman saw that Mordecai bowed not, 
nor did him reverence, then was Haman full of wrath. 

And he thought scorn to lay hands on Mordecai 
alone ; for they had shew^ed him the people of Morde- 
cai : wherefore Haman sought to destroy all the Jews 
that were throughout the whole kingdom of Ahasuerus, 
even the people of Mordecai. 

And Haman said unto king Ahasuerus, There is a 
certain people scattered abroad and dispersed among 
the people in all the provinces of thy kingdom ; and 
their laws are diverse from all people ; neither keep 
they the king's laws : therefore it is not for the king's 
profit to suffer them. 

If it please the king, let it be written that they may 
be destroyed : and I will pay ten thousand talents of 
silver to the hands of those that have the charge of the 
business, to bring it into the king's treasuries. 



BIBLE STORIES. 367 

And the king took his ring from his hand, and gave 
it unto Haman the son of Hammedatha the Ao^a^jjite, 
the Jews' enemy. 

And the king said unto Haman, The silver is given 
to thee, the people also, to do with them as it seemeth 
good to thee. 

Then were the king's scribes called on the thirteenth 
day of the first month, and there was written according 
to all that Haman had commanded unto the king's lieu- 
tenants, and to the governors that Avere over every 
province, and to the rulers of every people of every 
province, according to the writing thereof, and to every 
people after their language ; in the name of king Ahas- 
uerus was it written, and sealed with the kins^'s rinor. 

And the letters were sent by posts into all the king'si 
provinces, to destroy, to kill, and to cause to perish, all', 
ews, both young and old, little children and women, 
in one day, even upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth 
month, which is the month Adar, and to take the spoil 
of them for a prey. 

The copy of the writing for a commandment to be 
given in every province was published unto all people, 
that they should be ready against that day. 

The posts went out, being hastened by the king's 
commandment, and the decree was given in Shushan 
the palace. And the king and Haman sat down to 
drink ; but the city Shushan was perplexed. 



368 BIBLE STORIES. 

THE JEWS' LAMENT. 

« 
Esther iv. 1-17. 

When Mordecai perceived all that was done, Mor- 
decai reDt his clothes, and put ou sackcloth with ashes, 
aud weut out into the midst of the city, and cried with 
a loud and a bitter cry ; 

And came even before the king's gate : for non© 
might enter into the king's gate clothed with sack- 
cloth. 

And in every province, whithersoever the king's 
commandment and his decree came, there was great 
mourning among the Jews, and fasting, and weeping, 
and wailing ; and many lay in sackcloth aud ashes. 

So Esther's maids and her chamberlains came and 
told it her. Then was the queen exceedingly grieved ; 
and she sent raiment to clothe Mordecai, and to take 
away his sackcloth from him : but he received it not. 

Then called Esther for Hatach, one of the king's 
chamberlains, whom he had appointed to attend upon 
her, and gave him a commandment to Mordecai, to 
know what it was, and why it was. 

So Hatach went forth to Mordecai unto the street of 
the city, which was before the king's gate. 

And Mordecai told him of all that had happened 
unto him, aud of the sum of the money that Haman 
had promised to pay to the king's treasuries for the 
Jews, to destroy them. 

Also he gave him the copy of the writing of the 
decree that was given at Shushan to destroy them, to 



BIBLE STORIES. 369 

shew it uDto P^sther, aud to declare it imto her, and to 
charge her that she should go iu unto the king, to make 
supplication unto him, and to make request before him 
for her people. 

And Hatach came and told Esther the words of 
Mordecai. 

Again Esther spake imto Hatach, and gave him 
commandment unto Mordecai ; 

All the king's servants, and the people of the king's 
provinces, do know, that whosoever, whether man or 
woman, shall come unto the king into the inner court, 
who is not called, there is one law of his to put him to 
death, except such to whom the king shall hold out the 
golden sceptre, that he may live : but I have not been 
called to come in unto the king these thirty days. 

And they told to Mordecai Esther's words. 

Then Mordecai commanded to answer Esther, Think 
not with thyself that thou shalt escape in the king's 
house, more than all the Jews. 

For if thou altogether boldest thy peace at this time, 
then shall there enlargement and deliverance arise to 
the Jews from another place ; but thou and thy father's 
house shall be destroyed : and who knoweth whether 
thou art come to the kingdom for such a time as this? 



370 BIBLE STOEIES. 

THE GOLDEN SCEPTRE. 

Esther v. 1 - 14. 

Now it came to pass on the third day, that Esther 
put on her royal apparel, and stood in the inner court 
of the king's house, over against the king's house : and 
the king sat upon his royal throne in the royal house, 
over afiainst the firate of the house. 

And it was so, when the king saw Esther the queen 
standing in the court, that she obtained favor in liis 
sisrht : and the kino^ held out to Esther the srolden 
sceptre that was in his hand. So Esther drew near, 
and touched the top of the sceptre. 

Then said the king unto lier, What wilt thou, queen 
Esther? and what is thy request? it shall be even given 
thee to the half of the kingdom. 

And Esther answered. If it seem good unto the king, 
let the king and Haman come this day unto the banquet 
that I have prepared for him. 

Then the king said, Cause Haman to make haste, 
that he may do as Esther hath said. So the king and 
Haman came to the banquet that Esther had prepared. 

And the king said unto Esther at the banquet of 
wine. What is thy petition? and it shall be granted 
thee : and what is thy request? even to the half of the 
kingdom it shall be performed. 

Then answered Esther, and said. My petition and 
my request is ; 

If I have found favor in the sight of the king, and 
if it please the king to grant my petition, and to per- 



BIBLE STORIES. 371 

form my request, let the king and Haman come to the 
banquet that I shall prepare for them, and I will do to- 
morrow as the king hath said. 

Then went Haman forth that day joyful and with a 
glad heart : but when Haman saw Mordecai in the 
king's gate, that he stood not up, nor moved for him, 
he was full of indignation against Mordecai. 

Nevertheless Haman refrained himself: and when 
he came home, he sent and called for his friends, and 
Zeresh his wife. 

And Haman told them of the glory of his riches, 
and the multitude of his children, and all the things 
wherein the king had promoted him, and how he had 
advanced him above the princes and servants of the 
king. 

Haman said moreover, Yea, Esther the queen did let 
no man come in with the king unto the banquet that 
she had prepared but myself; and to-morrow am I in- 
vited unto her also with the king. 

Yet all this availeth me nothing, so long as I see 
Mordecai the Jew sitting at the king's gate. 

Then said Zeresh his wife and all his friends unto 
him. Let a gallows be made of fifty cubits high, and 
to-morrow speak thou unto the king that Mordecai may 
be hanged thereon : then go thou in merrily with the 
king unto the banquet. And the thing pleased Haman ; 
and he caused the gallows to be made. 



372 BIBLE STORIES. 

THE MAN WHOM THE KING 
DELIGHTETH TO HONOR. 

Esther vi. 1- 14. 

On that night could not the king sleep ; and he com- 
manded to bring the book of records of the chronicles ; 
and they were read before the king. 

And it was found written, that Mordecai had told of 
Bigthana and Teresh, two of the king's chamberlains, 
keepers of the door, who sought to lay hand on the 
king Ahasuerus. 

And the king said. What honor and dignity hath 
been done to Mordecai for this? Then said the king's 
servants that ministered unto him, There is nothing 
done for him. 

And the king said, Who is in the court? Now Ha- 
man was come into the outward court of the king's 
house, to speak unto the king to hang Mordecai on the 
gallows that he had prepared for him. 

And the king's servants said unto him, Behold, Ha- 
man stahdeth in the court. And the king said, Let 
him come in. 

So Haman came in. And the king said unto him. 
What shall be done unto the man whom the king de- 
lighteth to honor? Now Haman thought in his heart, 
To whom would the kin^]^ delio^ht to do honor more than 
to myself? 

And Haman answered the king. For the man whom 
the king delighteth to honor, 

Let the royal apparel be brought which the king 



BIBLE STORIES. 373 

useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, 
and the crown-royal which is set upon his head : 

And let this apparel and horse be delivered to the 
hand of one of the king's most noble princes, that they 
may array the man withal whom the king delighteth 
to honor, and bring him on horseback through the 
street of the city, and proclaim before him. Thus 
shall it be done to the man whom the king delighteth 
to honor. 

Then the king said to Haman, Make haste, and take 
the apparel and the horse, as thou hast said, and do 
even so to Mordecai the Jew, that sitteth at the king's 
gate : let nothing fail of all that thou hast spoken. 

Then took Haman the apparel and the horse, and 
arrayed Mordecai, and brought him on horseback 
through the street of the city, and proclaimed before 
him. Thus shall it be done unto the man whom the 
kinof deliofhteth to honor. 

And Mordecai came aojain to the kino-'s orate. But 
Haman hasted to his house mourning, and having his 
head covered. 

And Haman told Zeresh his wife and all his friends 
every thing that had befallen him. Then said his wise 
men and Zeresh his wife unto him, If Mordecai be of 
the seed of the Jews, before whom thou hast begun to 
fall, thou shalt not prevail against him, but shalt surely 
fall before him. 

And while they were yet talking with him, came the 
king's chamberlains, and hasted to bring Haman unto 
the banquet that Esther had prepared. 



374 BIBLE STORIES. 

ESTHER'S PETITION. 

Esther vii. 1 - 10. 

So the king and Haman came to banquet with Es- 
ther the queen. 

And the king said again unto Esther on the second 
day at the banquet of wine. What is thy petition, queen 
Esther? and it shall be granted thee : and what is thy, 
request? and it shall be performed, even to the half of 
the kingdom. 

Then Esther the queen answered and said, If I have 
found favor in thy sight, O king, and if it please the 
king, let my life be given me at my petition, and my 
people at my request : 

For we are sold, I and my people, to be destroyed, to 
be slain, and to perish. But if we had been sold for 
bondmen and bondwomen, I had held my tongue, 
although the enemy could not countervail the king's 
damage. 

Then the king Ahasuerus answered and said unto 
Esther the queen. Who is he, and where is he, that 
durst presume in his heart to do so ? 

And Esther said, The adversary and enemy is this 
wicked Haman. Then Haman was afraid before the 
king and the queen. 

And the king arising from the banquet of wine in his 
wrath went into the palace garden : and Haman stood 
up to make request for his life to Esther the queen ; 
for he saw that there was evil determined against him 
by the king. 



BIBLE STORIES. 375 

Then the king returned out of the palace garden 
into the place of the banquet of wine ; and Haman 
was fallen upon the bed whereon Esther was. Then 
said the king, Will he force the queen also before me 
in the house? As the word went out of the king's 
mouth, they covered Haman's face. 

And Harbonah, one of the chamberlains, said before 
the king, Behold also, the gallows fifty cubits high, 
which Haman had made for Mordecai, who had spoken 
good for the king, standeth in the house of Haman. 
Then the king said, Hang him thereon. 

So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had 
prepared for Mordecai. Then Avas the king's wrath 
pacified. 



"LIGHT AND GLADNESS, JOY AND 

HONOR." 

Esther viii. 1-17. 

On that day did the king Ahasuerus give the house 
of Haman the Jews' enemy unto Esther the queen. 
And Mordecai came before the king ; for Esther had 
told what he was unto her. 

And the king took off his ring, which he had taken 
from Haman, and gave it unto Mordecai. And Esther 
set Mordecai over the house of Haman. 

And Esther spake yet again before the king, and fell 
down at his feet, and besought him with tears to put 
away the mischief of Haman the Agagite, and his 
device that he had devised asrainst the Jews. 



376 BIBLE STORIES. 

Then the kiog held out the golden sceptre toward 
Esther. So Esther arose, and stood before the king, 

And said, If it please the king, and if I have found 
favor in his si^^ht, and the thiuo^ seem rij^ht before the 
king, and 1 be pleasing in his eyes, let it be written to 
reverse the letters devised by Harnan the son of Hau]- 
medatha the Agagite, which he wrote to destroy the 
Jews which are in all the king's provinces : 

For how can I endure to see the evil that shall come 
unto my people? or how can I endure to see the de- 
struction of my kindred ? 

Then the king Ahasuerus said unto Esther the 
queen and to Mordecai the Jew, Behold, I have given 
Esther the house of Haman, and him they have hanged 
upon the gallows, because he laid his hand upon the 
Jews. 

Write ye also for the Jews, as it liketh you, in the 
king's name, and seal it with the king's ring : for the 
writing which is written in the king's name, and sealed 
with the king's ring, may no man reverse. 

Then were the king's scribes called at that time in 
the third month, that is, the month Sivan, on the 
three and twentieth day thereof; and it was written 
according to all that Mordecai commanded unto the 
Jews, and to the lieutenants, and the deputies and rulers 
of the provinces which are from India unto Ethiopia 
an hundred twenty and seven provinces, unto every 
province according to the writing thereof, and unto 
every people after their language, and to the Jews 
according to their writing, and according to their lan- 
guage. 

And he wrote in the king Ahasuerus' name, and 



BIBLE STORIES. 377 

sealed it with the king's ring, and sent letters by posts 
on horseback, and riders on mules, camels, and young 
dromedaries : 

Wherein the king granted the Jews which were in 
every city to gather themselves together, and to stand 
for their life, to destroy, to slay, and to cause to perish, 
all the power of the people and province that would 
assault them, both little ones and women, and to take 
the spoil of them for a prey. 

Upon one day in all the provinces of the king Ahas- 
uerus, namely, upon the thirteenth day of the twelfth 
month, which is the month Adar, 

The copy of the writing for a commandment to be 
given in every province was published unto all the peo- 
ple, and that the Jews should be ready against that 
day to avenge themselves on their enemies. 

So the posts that rode upon mules and camels w^ent 
out, being hastened and pressed on by the king's com- 
mandment. And the decree was given at Shushan the 
palace. 

And Mordecai went out from the presence of the 
king in royal apparel of blue and white, and Avith a 
great crown of gold, and with a garment of fine linen 
and purple : and the city of Shushan rejoiced and was 
glad. 

The Jews had light, and gladness, and joy, and 
honor. 

And in every province, and in every city, whither- 
soever the king's commandment and his decree came, 
the Jews had joy and gladness, a feast and a good day. 
And many of the people of the land became Jews ; 
for the fear of the Jews fell upon them. 



378 BIBLE STORIES. 

FOUR CAPTIVES OP JUDAH. 

Daniel i. 1-21. 

In the third year of the reign of Jehoiakim king of 
Judah came Nebuchadnezzar king of Babylon unto 
Jerusalem, and besieged it. 

And tlie Lord gave Jehoiakim king of Judah into 
his hand, with part of the vessels of the house of God : 
which he carried into the land of Shinar to the house 
of his god ; and he brought the vessels into the treas- 
ure house of his god. 

And the king spake unto Ashpenaz the master of 
his eunuchs, that he should bring certain of the chil- 
dren of Israel, and of the king's seed, and of the 
princes ; 

Children in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, 
and skilful in all wisdom, and cunning in knowledge, 
and understanding science, and such as had ability in 
them to stand in the king's palace, and whom they 
might teach the learning and the tongue of the Chal- 
deans. 

And the king appointed them a daily provision of 
the king's meat, and of the wine which he drank : so 
nourishing them three years, that at the end thereof 
they might stand before the king. 

Now among these were of the children of Judah, 
Daniel, Hauaniah, Mishael, and Azariah : 

Unto whom the prince of the eunuchs gave names : 
for he gave unto Daniel the name of Belteshazzar ; 



BIBLE STORIES. 379 

and to HaDaoiali, of Shadracli ; and to Mishael, of 
Meshaeh ; aud to Azariah, of Abed-nego. 

But Daniel purposed in his heart that he would not 
defile himself with the portion of the king's meat, nor 
with the wine which he drank : therefore he requested 
of the prince of the eunuchs that he might not defile 
himself. 

Now God had brought Daniel into favor and tender 
love with the prince of the eunuchs. 

And the prince of the eunuchs said unto Daniel, I 
fear my lord the king, who hath appointed your meat 
and your drink : for why should he see your faces worse 
liking than the children which are of your sort? then 
shall ye make me endanger my head to the king. 

Then said Daniel to Melzar, Avhom the prince of the 
eunuchs had set over Daniel, Hananiah, Mishael, and 
Azariah, 

Prove thy servants, I beseech thee, ten days ; and 
let them give us pulse to eat, and water to drink. 

Then let our countenances be looked upon before 
thee, and the countenance of the children that eat of 
the portion of the king's meat : and as thou seest, deal 
with thy servants. 

So he consented to them in this matter, and proved 
them ten days. 

And at the end of ten days their countenances ap- 
peared fairer and fatter in flesh than all the children 
which did eat the portion of the king's meat. 

Thus Melzar took away the portion of their meat, 
and the wine that they should drink : and gave them 
pulse. 

As for these four children, God gave them knowl- 



380 BIBLE STORIES. 

edge and skill in all learniog and wisdom : and Daniel 
had understanding in all visions and dreams. 

Now at the end of the days that the king had said 
he should bring them in, then the prince of the eunuchs 
brought them in before Nebuchadnezzar. 

And the king communed with them ; and among 
them all was found none like Daniel, Hanauiah, Mish- 
ael, and Azariah : therefore stood they before the king. 

And in all matters of wisdom and understanding, 
that the king inquired of them, he found them ten 
times better than all the magicians and astrologers 
that were in all his realm. 

And Daniel continued even unto the first year of 
king Cyrus. 



NEBUCHADNEZZAR'S DREAM. 

Daniel ii. 1 - 18. 

And in the second year of the reign of Nebuchad- 
nezzar, Nebuchadnezzar dreamed dreams, wherewith 
his spirit was troubled, and his sleep brake from him. 

Then the king commanded to call the magicians, 
and the astrologers, and the sorcerers, and the Chal- 
deans, for to shew the king his dreams. So they came 
and stood before the king. 

And the king said unto them, I have dreamed a 
dream, and my spirit Avas troubled to know the dream. 

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in Syriac, O 
king, live for ever : tell thy servants the dream, and 
we will shew the interpretation. 



BIBLE STORIES. 381 

The king answered and said to the Chaldeans, The 
thing is gone from me : if ye will not make known 
unto me the dream, with the interpretation thereof, ye 
shall be cut in pieces, and your houses shall be made a 
dunghill. 

But if ye shew the dream, and the interpretation 
thereof, ye shall receive of me gifts and rewards and 
great honor : therefore shew me the dream, and the 
interpretation thereof. 

They answered again and said, Let the king tell his 
servants the dream, and we will shew the interpreta- 
tion of it. 

The king answered and said, I know of certainty 
that ye would gain the time, because ye see the thing 
is gone from me. 

But if ye will not make known unto me the dream, 
there is but one decree for you : for ye have prepared 
lying and corrupt words to speak before me, till the 
time be changed : therefore tell me the dream, and I 
shall know that ye can shew me the interpretation 
thereof. 

The Chaldeans answered before the king, and said. 

There is not a man upon the earth that can shew the 
king's matter : therefore there is no king, lord, nor 
ruler, that asked such things at any magician, or as- 
trologer, or Chaldean. 

And it is a rare thing that the king requireth, and 
there is none other that can shew it before the king, 
except the gods, wliose dwelling is not with flesh. 

For this cause the king was angry and very furious, 
and commanded to destroy all the wise men of Babylon. 

And the decree went forth that the wise men should 



382 BIBLE STORIES. 

be slain ; and they sought Daniel and his fellows to be 
slain. 

Then Daniel answered Avith counsel and wisdom to 
Arioch the captain of the king's guard, which was gone 
forth to slay the wise men of Babylon : 

He answered and said to Arioch the king's captain, 
Why is the decree so hasty from the king? Then Ari- 
och made the thing known to Daniel. 

Then Daniel went in, and desired of the king that he 
would give him time, and that he would shew the king 
the interpretation. 

Then Daniel went to his house, and made the thing 
known to Hananiah, Mishael, and Azariah, his com- 
panions : 

That they would desire mercies of the God of heaven 
concerning this secret ; that Daniel and his fellows 
should not perish with the rest of the wise men of 
Babylon. 



THE SECRET REVEALED. 

Daniel ii. 19 - 48. 

Then was the secret revealed unto Daniel in a night 
vision. Then Daniel blessed the God of heaven. 

Daniel answered and said. Blessed be the name of 
God for ever and ever : for wisdom and might are his : 

And he changeth the times and the seasons : he 
removeth kings, and setteth up kings : he giveth wis- 
dom unto the wise, and knowledge to them that know 
understanding : 



BIBLE STORIES. 383 

He revealeth the deep and secret things : he knoweth 
what is in the darkness, and the light dwelleth with him. 

I thank thee, and praise thee, O thou God of my 
fathers, who hast given me wisdom and might, and 
hast made known unto me now what we desired of 
chee : for thou hast now made known unto us the 
Ring's matter. 

Therefore Daniel went in unto Arioch, whom the 
xing had ordained to destroy the wise men of Baby- 
Jon : he went and said thus unto him : Destroy not the 
4vise men of Babylon : bring me in before the king, 
and I will shew unto the king the interpretation. 

Then Arioch brouorht in Daniel before the kino^ in 
haste, and said thus unto him : I have found a man of 
the captives of Judah, that will make known unto the 
king the interpretation. 

The king answered and said to Daniel, whose name 
was Belteshazzar, Art thou able to make known unto 
me the dream which I have seen, and the interpretation 
thereof? 

Daniel answered in the presence of the king, and 
said. The secret which the king hath demanded can- 
not the wise men, the astrologers, the magicians, the 
soothsayers, shew unto the king ; 

But there is a God in heaven that revealeth secrets, 
and maketh known to the king Nebuchadnezzar what 
shall be in the latter days. Thy dream, and the visions 
of thy head upon thy bed, are these ; 

As for thee, O king, thy thoughts came into thy mind 
upon thy bed, what should come to pass hereafter : and 
he that revealeth secrets maketh known to thee what 
shall come to pass. 



384 BIBLE STORIES. 

But as for me, this secret is not revealed to me for 
any wisdom that I have more than any living, but for 
their sakes that shall make known the interpretation to 
the king, and that thou mightest know the thoughts of 
thy heart. 

Thou, O king, sawest, and behold a great image. 
This great image, whose brightness was excellent, 
stood before thee ; and the form thereof was terrible. 

This image's head was of fine gold, his breast 
and his arms of silver, his belly and his thighs of 
brass. 

His legs of ii'on, his feet part of iron and part of 
clay. 

Thou sawest till that a stone was cut out without 
hands, which smote the image upon his feet that were 
of iron and clay, and brake them to pieces. 

Then was the iron, the clay, the brass, the silver, and 
the gold, broken to pieces together, and became like the 
chaff of the summer threshing-floors ; and the wind 
carried them away, that no place was found for them : 
and the stone that smote the image became a great 
mountain, and filled the whole earth. 

This is the dream ; and we will tell the interpreta- 
tion thereof before the king. 

Thou, O king, art a king of kings : for the God of 
heaven hath given thee a kingdom, power, and strength, 
and glory. 

And wheresoever the children of men dwell, the 
beasts of the field and the fowls of the heaven hath 
he given into thine hand, and hath made thee ruler 
over them all. Thou art this head of gold. 

And after thee shall arise another kingdom inferior 



BIBLE STORIES. 385 

to thee, and another third kingdom of brass, which 
shall bear rule over all the earth. 

And the fourth kinordom shall be stronor as iron : 
forasmuch as iron breaketh in pieces and subdueth all 
things : and as iron that breaketh all these, shall it 
break in pieces and bruise. 

And whereas thou sawest the feet and toes, part of 
potters' clay, and part of iron, the kingdom shall be 
divided ; but there shall be in it of the strength of the 
iron, forasmuch as thou sawest the iron mixed with 
miry clay. 

And as the toes of the feet were part of iron, and 
part of clay, so the kingdom shall be partly strong, 
and partly broken. 

And whereas thou sawest iron mixed with miry clay, 
they shall mingle themselves with the seed of men : 
but they shall not cleave one to another, even as iron 
is not mixed with clay. 

And in the days of these kings shall the God of 
heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be de- 
stroyed : and the kingdom shall not be left to other 
people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all 
these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever. 

Forasmuch as thou sawest that the stone was cut out 
of the mountain without hands, and that it brake in 
pieces the iron, the brass, the clay, the silver, and the 
gold ; the great God hath made known to the king 
what shall come to pass hereafter : and the dream is 
certain, and the interpretation thereof sure. 

Then the king Nebucliadnezzar fell upon his face, 
and worshipped Daniel, and commanded that tliey 
should offer an oblation and sweet odors unto him. 



386 BIBLE STORIES. 

The king answered uuto Daniel, and said, Of a truth 
it is, that your God is a God of gods, and a Lord of 
kings, and a revealer of secrets, seeing thou couldest 
reveal this secret. 

Then the king made Daniel a great man, and gave 
him many great gifts, and made him ruler over the 
whole province of Babylon, and chief of the governors 
over all the wise men of Babylon. 



THE IMAGE OF GOLD. 

Daniel iii. 1-18. 

Nebuchadnezzar the king made an image of gold, 
whose height Avas threescore cubits, and the breadth 
thereof six cubits : he set it up in the plain of Dura, 
in the province of Babylon. 

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king sent to gather to- 
gether the princes, the governors, and the captains, the 
judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, and 
all the rulers of the provinces, to come to the dedica- 
tion of the image which Nebuchadnezzar the king had 
set up. 

Then the princes, the governors, and captains, the 
judges, the treasurers, the counsellors, the sheriffs, 
and all the rulers of the provinces, were gathered to« 
o'ether unto the dedication of the imao^e that Nebuchad- 
nezzar the king had set up ; and they, stood before the 
image that Nebuchadnezzar had set up. 



BIBLE STORIES. 387 

Then an herald cried aloud, To you it is commanded, 
O people, nations, and languages, 

That at what time ye hear the sound of the cornet, 
flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, dulcimer, and all kinds 
of music, ye fall down and w^orship the golden image 
that Nebuchadnezzar the king hath set up : 

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, shall 
the same hour be cast into the midst of a burning fiery 
fnruace. 

Therefore at that time, when all the people heard 
the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, 
and all kinds of music, all the people, the nations, and 
the languages, fell down and worshipped the golden 
image that Nebuchadnezzar the king had set up. 

Wherefore at that time certain Chaldeans came near, 
and accused the Jews. 

They spake and said to the king, Nebuchadnezzar, O 
king, live for ever. 

Thou, O kiug, hast made a decree, that every man 
that shall hear the sound of the cornet, flute, harp, 
sackbut, psaltery, and dulcimer, and all kinds of music, 
shall fall down and worship the golden image : 

And whoso falleth not down and worshippeth, that 
he should be cast into the midst of a burning fiery 
furnace. 

There are certain Jews whom thou hast set over the 
affairs of the province of Babylon, Shadrach, Meshach, 
and Abed-nego ; these men, O king, have not regarded 
thee : they serve not thy gods, nor worship the golden 
image which thou hast set up. 

Then Nebuchadnezzar in his rage and fury com- 



388 BIBLE STORIES. 

inanded to bring Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego. 
Then they brought these men before the king. 

Nebuchadnezzar spake and said unto them, Is it 
true, O Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, do not 
ye serve my gods, nor worship the golden image which 
T have set up ? 

Now if ye be ready that at what time ye hear the 
sound of the cornet, flute, harp, sackbut, psaltery, and 
dulcimer, and all kinds of music, ye fall down and 
worship the image which I have made ; well : but if 
ye worship not, ye shall be cast the same hour into the 
midst of a burning fiery furnace ; and who is that God 
that shall deliver you out of my hands ? 

Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, answered and 
said to the king, O Nebuchadnezzar, we are not careful 
to answer thee in this matter. 

If it be so, our God whom we serve is able to de- 
liver us from the burning fiery furnace, and he will 
deliver us out of thine hand, O king. 

But if not, be it known unto thee, O king, that we 
will not serve thy gods, nor worship the golden image 
which thou hast set up. 



BIBLE STORIES. 389 

THE FIERY FURNACE. 

Daniel iii. 19 - 30. 

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the 
form of his visage Avas changed against Shadrach, 
Meshach, and Abed-nego : therefore he spake, and 
commanded that they should heat the furnace one 
seven times more than it was wont to be heated. 

And he commanded the most mighty men that were 
in his army to bind Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed- 
nego, and to cast them into the burning fiery furnace. 

Then these men were bound in their coats, their 
hosen, and their hats, and their other garments, and 
were cast into the midst of the burning fiery furnace. 

Therefore because the king's commandment was 
urgent, and the furnace exceeding hot, the flame of 
the fire slew those men that took up Shadrach, Me- 
shach, and Abed-nego. 

And these three men, Shadrach, Meshach, and 
Abed-nego, fell down bound into the midst of the 
burning fiery furnace. 

Then Nebuchadnezzar the king was astonished, and 
rose up in haste, and spake, and said unto his counsel- 
lors. Did not we cast three men bound into the midst 
of the fire? They answered and said unto the king, 
True, O king. 

He answered and said, Lo, I see four men loose, 
walking in the midst of the fire, and they have no 
hurt ; and the form of the fourth is like the Son of 
God. 



390 BTBLE STORIES. 

Then Nebuchadnezzar came near to the month of 
the burning fiery furnace, and spake, and said, Sha- 
drach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, ye servants of the 
most high God, come forth, and come hither. Then 
Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, came forth of 
the midst of the fire. 

And the princes, governors, and captains, and the 
king's counsellors, being gathered together, saw these 
men, upon whose bodies the fire had no power, nor was 
a hair of their head singed, neither were their coats 
changed, nor the smell of fire had passed on them. 

Then Nebuchadnezzar spake, and said. Blessed be 
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, who 
hath sent his angel, and delivered his servants that 
trusted in him, and have changed the king's word, and 
yielded their bodies, that they might not serve nor wor- 
ship any god, except their own God. 

Therefore I make a decree. That every people, na- 
tion, and language, which speak any thing amiss against 
the God of Shadrach, Meshach, and Abed-nego, shall 
be cut in pieces, and their houses shall be made a daug- 
hill : because there is no other God that can deliver 
after this sort. 

Then the king promoted Shadrach, Meshach, and 
Abed-nego, in the province of Babylon. 



BIBLE STORIES. 391 

BELSHAZZAR'S FEAST. 

Daniel v. 1 - 16. 

Belshazzar the kiog made a great feast to a thou- 
sand of liis lords, and drank wiue before the thousand. 

Belshazzar, while he tasted the wine, commanded to 
bring the golden and silver vessels which his father 
Nebuchadnezzar had taken out of the temple which 
was in Jerusalem ; that the king, and his princes, his 
wives, and his concubines, might drink therein. 

Then they brought the golden vessels that were taken 
out of the temple of the house of God which was at 
Jerusalem ; and the king, and his princes, his wives, 
and his concubines, drank in tliem. 

They drank wiue, and praised the gods of gold, and 
of silver, of brass, of iron, of wood, and of stone. 

In the same hour came forth fingers of a man's 
hand, and wrote over against the candlestick upon the 
the plaster of the wall of the king's palace : and the 
king saw the part of the hand that wrote. 

Then the king's countenance was changed, and his 
thoughts troubled him, so that the joints of his loins 
were loosed, and his knees smote one against another. 

The king cried aloud to bring in the astrologers, the 
Chaldeans, and the soothsayers. And the king spake, 
and said to the wise men of Babylon, Whosoever shall 
read this writing, and shew me the interpretation 
thereof, shall be clothed with scarlet, and have a chain 
of gold about his neck, and shall be the third ruler in 
the kingdom. 



392 BIBLE STORIES. 

Then came in all the king's wise men : hut they could 
not read the writins:, nor make known to the kins the 
interpretation thereof. 

Then was king Belshazzar greatly troubled, and his 
countenance was changed in him, and his lords were 
astonished. 

Now the queen, by reason of the words of the king 
and his lords, came into the banquet house ; and the 
queen spake and said, O king, live for ever : let not 
thy thoughts trouble thee, nor let thy countenance be 
changed : 

There is a man in thy kingdom, in whom is the 
spirit of the holy gods ; and in the days of thy father, 
light and understanding and wisdom, like the wisdom 
of the gods, was found in him ; whom the king Nebu- 
chadnezzar thy father, the king, I say, thy father, made 
master of the magicians, astrologers, Chaldeans, and 
soothsayers ; 

Forasmuch as an excellent spirit, and knowledge, 
and understanding, interpreting of dreams, and shcAv- 
ing of hard sentences, and dissolving of doubts, were 
found in the same Daniel, whom the king named Bel- 
teshazzar : now let Daniel be called, and he will shew 
the interpretation. 

Then was Daniel brought in before the king. And 
the king spake and said unto Daniel, Art thou that 
Daniel, which art of the children of the captivity of 
Judah, whom the king my father brought out of 
Jewry ? 

I have even heard of thee, that the spirit of the gods 
is in thee, and that light and understanding and excel- 
lent wisdom is found in thee. 



BIBLE STORIES. 393 

And now the wise men, the astrologers, have been 
brought in before me, that they should read this writ- 
ing, and make known unto me the interpretation 
thereof: but they could not shew^ the interpretation 
of the thing : 

And I have heard of thee, that thou canst make 
interpretations, and dissolve doubts : now if thou canst 
read the writing, and make known to me the interpre- 
tation thereof, thou shalt be clothed with scarlet, and 
have a chain of gold about thy neck, and shalt be the 
third ruler in the kingdom. 



THE HAND WRITING ON THE WALL. 

Daniel v. 17-31. 

Then Daniel answered and said before the king, 
Let thy gifts be to thyself, and give thy rewards to 
another : yet I will read the writing unto the king, 
and make known to him the interpretation. 

O thou king, the most high God gave Nebuchadnez- 
zar, thy father, a kingdom, and majesty, and glory, and 
honor : 

And for the majesty that he gave him, all people, 
nations, and languages, trembled and feared before 
him : whom he would he slew ; and whom he would 
he kept alive ; and whom he would he set up ; and 
whom he would he put down. 

But when his heart was lifted up, and his mind hard- 



394 BIBLE STORIES. 

ened iu pride, he was deposed from his kingly throne, 
and they took his glory from him : 

And he was driven from the sons of men ; and his 
heart was made like the beasts, and his dwelling was 
with the wild asses : they fed him with grass like oxen, 
and his body was wet with the dew of heaven ; till lie 
knew that the most high God ruled in the kingdom of 
men, and that he appointeth over it whomsoever he will. 

And thou his son, O Belshazzar, hast not humbled 
thine heart, thongh thou knewest all this ; 

But hast lifted up thyself against the Lord of 
heaven ; and they have brought the vessels of his 
house before thee, and thou and thy lords, thy wives 
and thy concubines, have drunk wine in them ; and 
thou hast praised the gods of silver, and gold, of 
brass, iron, wood, and stone, which see not, nor hear, 
nor know : and the God in whose hand thy breath is, 
and whose are all thy ways, hast thou not glorified : 

Then was the part of the hand sent from him ; and 
this writing was written. 

And this is the writing that was written, Mene, 
Mene, Tekel, Upharsin. 

This is the interpretation of the thing : Mene ; God 
hath numbered thy kingdom, and finished it. 

Tekel ; Thou art weighed in the balances, and art 
found wanting. 

Peres ; Thy kingdom is divided, and given to the 
Medes and Persians. 

Then commanded Belshazzar, and they clothed Dan- 
iel with scarlet, and put a chain of gold about his neck, 
and made a proclamation concerning him, that he 
should be the third ruler in the kinofdom. 



BIBLK STORIES. 395 

In that night was Belshazzar the king of the Chal- 
deans slain. 

And Darius the Median took the kingdom, being 
about threescore and two years old. 



DANIEL IN THE LIONS' DEN. 

Daniel vi. 

It pleased Darius to set over the kingdom a hundred 
and twenty princes, Avhich should be over the whole 
kingdom ; 

And over these three presidents ; of whom Daniel 
was first : that the princes might give accounts unto 
them, and the king should have no damage. 

Then this Daniel was preferred above the presidents 
and princes, because an excellent spirit was in him ; 
and the king thought to set him over the whole realm. 

Then the presidents and princes sought to find occa- 
sion against Daniel concerning the kingdom ; but they 
could find none occasion nor fault ; forasmuch as he 
was faithful, neither was there any error or fault found 
in him. 

Then said these men, We shall not find any occasion 
against this Daniel, except we find it against him con- 
cerning the law of his God. 

Then these presidents and princes assembled together 
to the king, and said thus unto him. King Darius, live 
for ever. 

All the presidents of the kingdom, the governors, 



396 BIBLE STORIES. 

and the princes, the counsellors, and the captains, have 
consulted together to establish a royal statute, and to 
make a firm decree, that whosoever shall ask a petition 
of any God or man for thirty days, save of thee, O 
king, he shall be cast into the den of lions. 

Now, O king, establish the decree, and sign the writ- 
ing, that it be not changed, according to tlie law of the 
Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 

Wherefore king Darius signed the writing and the 
decree. 

Now when Daniel knew thai the writing was sicrned, 
he went into his house ; and, his windows being open 
in his chamber toward Jerusalem, he kneeled upon his 
knees three times a day, and prayed, and gave thanks 
before his God, as he did aforetime. 

Then these men assembled, and found Daniel praying 
and making supplication before his God. 

Then they came near, and spake before the king 
concernino^ the kino^'s decree ; Hast thou not sisjned a 
decree, that every man that shall ask a petition of any 
God or man within thirty days, save of thee, O king, 
shall be cast into the den of lions? The king answered 
and said. The thing is true, according to the law of the 
Medes and Persians, which altereth not. 

Then answered they and said before the king, That 
Daniel, which is of the children of the captivity of 
Judah, regardeth not thee, O king, nor the decree that 
thou hast signed, but maketh his petition three times 
a day. 

Then the king, when he heard these words, was sore 
displeased with himself, and set his heart on Daniel to 



BIBLE STORIES. 397 

deliver him : and he labored till the ixoinfi' down of the 
sun to deliver him. 

Then these men assembled unto the king, and said 
unto the king, Know, O king, that the law of the Medes 
and Persians is, That no decree nor statute which the 
king establisheth may be changed. 

Then the king commanded, and they brought Daniel, 
and cast him into the den of lions. Now the king 
spake and said unto Daniel, Thy God whom thou serv- 
est continually, he will deliver thee. 

And a stone was brought, and laid upon the mouth 
of the den ; and the king sealed it with his own signet, 
and with the signet of his lords ; that the purpose 
might not be changed concerning Daniel. 

Then the king went to his palace, and passed the 
night fasting : neither were instruments of music 
brought before him : and his sleep went from him. 

Then the king arose very early in the morning, and 
went in haste unto the den of lions. 

And when he came to the den, he cried with a lam- 
entable voice unto Daniel : and the king spake and said 
to Daniel, O Daniel, servant of the living God, is thy 
God, whom thou servest continually, able to deliver 
thee from the lions ? 

Then said Daniel unto the king, king, live for 
ever. 

My God hath sent his angel, and hath shut the lions' 
mouths, that they have not hurt me : forasmuch as be- 
fore him innocency was found in me ; and also before 
thee, O king, have I done no hurt. 

Then was the king exceeding glad for him, and com- 



398 BIBLE STORIES. 

raanded that they should take Daniel up out of the den. 
So Daniel was taken up out of the den, and no manner 
of hurt was found upon him, because he believed in his 
God. 

Then king Darius wrote unto all people, nations, and 
languages, that dwell in all the earth ; Peace be multi- 
plied unto you. 

I make a decree. That in every dominion of my king- 
dom men tremble and fear before the God of Daniel : 
for he is the living God, and steadfast for ever, and his 
kingdom that which shall not be destroyed, and his 
dominion shall be even unto the end. 

He delivereth and rescueth, and he worketh signs 
and wonders in heaven and in earth, who hath deliv- 
ered Daniel from the power of the lions. 

So this Daniel prospered in the reign of Darius, and 
in the reign of Cyrus the Persian. 



PAUL'S SPEECH AT MARS' HILL. 

Acts xvii. 13-34. 

But when the Jews of Thessalonica had knowledge 
that the word of God was preached of Paul at Berea, 
they came thither also, and stirred up the people. 

And then immediately the brethren sent away Paul 
to 20 as it were to the sea : but Silas and Timotheus 
abode there still. 

And they that conducted Paul brought him unto 
Athens : and receiving? a commandment unto Silas and 



BIBLE STORIES. 399 

Timotheus for to come to him with all speed, they 
departed. 

Now while Paul waited for them at Athens, his spirit 
was stirred in him, when he saw the city wholly given 
to idolatry. 

Therefore disputed he in the synagogue with the 
Jews, and with the devout persons, and in the market 
daily with them that met with him. 

Then certain philosophers of the Epicureans, and of 
the Stoics, encountered him. And some said, What 
will this babbler say? other some. He seemeth to be 
a setter forth of strange gods : because he preached 
unto them Jesus, and the resurrection. 

And they took him, and brought him unto Areopa- 
gus, saying, May we know what this new doctrine, 
whereof thou speakest, is? 

For thou briugest certain strange things to our ears : 
we would know therefore what these things mean. 

(For all the Athenians, and strangers which were 
there, spent their time in nothing else, but either to tell 
or to hear some new thing.) 

Then Paul stood in the midst of Mars' hill, and said, 
Ye men of Athens, I perceive that in all things ye are 
too superstitious. 

For as I passed by, and beheld your devotions, I 
found an altar with this inscription. To the Unknown 
God. Whom therefore ye ignorantly worship, him 
declare I unto you. 

God that made the world and all things therein, see- 
ing that he is Lord of heaven and earth, dwelleth not 
in temples made with hands ; 

Neither is worshipped with men's hands, as though 



400 BIBLE STORIES. 

he needed auy thing, seeing he giveth to all life, and 
breath, and all things ; 

And hath made of one blood all nations of men for 
to dwell on all the face of the earth, and hath deter- 
mined the times before appointed, and the bounds of 
their habitation ; 

That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might 
feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from 
every one of us : 

For in him we live, and move, and have our being ; 
as certain also of your own poets have said, For we 
are also his offspring. 

Forasmuch then as we are the offspring of God, we 
ought not to think that the Godhead is like unto gold, 
or silver, or stone, graven by art and man's device. 

And the times of this ignorance God winked at ; but 
now commandeth all men every where to repent : 

Because he hath appointed a day, in the which he 
will judge the world in righteousness by that man 
whom he hath ordained ; whereof he hath given as- 
surance unto all men, in that he hath raised him from 
the dead. 

And w^hen they heard of the resurrection of the dead, 
some mocked : and others said. We will hear thee again 
of this matter. 

So Paul departed from among them. 

Howbeit certain men clave unto him, and believed : 
among the which was Dionysius the Areopagite, and a 
woman named Damaris, and others with them. 



BIBLE STORIES. 401 

THE UPROAR AT EPHESUS. 

Acts xix. 21 -41. 

After these things were ended, Paul purposed in 
the spirit, when he had passed through Macedonia and 
Achaia, to go to Jerusalem, saying, After I have been 
there, I must also see Rome. 

So he sent into Macedonia two of them that minis- 
tered unto him, Tiraotheus and Erastus ; but he him- 
self stayed in Asia for a season. 

And the same time there arose no small stir about 
that way. 

For a certain man named Demetrius, a silversmith, 
which made silver shrines for Diana, brought no small 
gain unto the craftsmen : 

Whom he called together with the workmen of like 
occupation, and said. Sirs, ye know that by this craft 
we have our wealth. 

Moreover ye see and hear, that not alone at Ephesus, 
but almost throughout all Asia, this Paul hath per- 
suaded and turned aAvay much people, saying that they 
be no gods, which are made with hands : 

So that not only this our craft is in danger to be set 
at nought ; but also that the temple of the great god- 
dess Diana should be despised, and her magnificence 
should be destroyed, whom all Asia and the world wor- 
shippeth. 

And when they heard these sayings, they were full 
of wrath, and cried out, saying. Great is Diana of the 
Ephesians. 



402 BIBLE STORIES. 

And the whole city was filled with confusion : and 
having caught Gains and Aristarchus, men of Mace- 
donia, Paul's companions in travel, they rushed with 
one accord into the theatre. 

And when Paul would have entered in unto the peo- 
ple, the disciples suffered him not. 

And certain of the chief of Asia, which were his 
friends, sent unto him, desiring him that he would not 
adventure himself into the theatre. 

Some therefore cried one thing, and some another : 
for the assembly was confused ; and the more part knew 
not wherefore they were come together. 

And they drew Alexander out of the multitude, the 
Jews putting him forward. And Alexander beckoned 
with the hand, and would have made his defence unto 
the people. 

But when they knew that he w^as a Jew, all with one 
voice about the space of two hours cried out, Great is 
Diana of the Ephesians. 

And when the town clerk had appeased the people, 
he said. Ye men of Ephesus, what man is there that 
knoweth not how that the city of the Ephesians is a 
worshipper of the great goddess Diana, and of the 
image which fell down from Jupiter? 

Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken 
against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly. 

For ye have brought hither these men, which are 
neither robbers of churches, nor yet blasphemers of 
your goddess. 

Wherefore if Demetrius, and the craftsmen which 
are with him, have a matter against any man, the law 



BIBLE STORIES. 403 

is open, and there are deputies : let them implead one 
another. 

But if ye inquire any thing concerning other matters, 
it shall be determined in a lawful assembly. 

For we are in danger to be called in question for this 
day's uproar, there being no cause whereby we may 
give an account of this concourse. 

And when he had thus spoken, he dismissed the as- 
sembly. 



CONSPIRACY AGAINST PAUL. 

Acts xxiii. 1-35. 

And Paul, earnestly beholding the council, said. Men 
and brethren, I have lived in all good conscience before 
God until this day. 

And the high priest Ananias commanded them that 
stood by him to smite him on the mouth. 

Then said Paul unto him, God shall smite thee, thou 
whited wall : for sittest thou to judge me after the law, 
and commaudest me to be smitten contrary to the law ? 

And they that stood by said, Revilest thou God's 
high priest? 

Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the 
high priest : for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil 
of the ruler of thy people. 

But when Paul perceived that the one part were Sad- 
ducees, and the other Pharisees, he cried out in the 
council. Men and brethren, I am a Pharisee, the son 



404 BIBLE STORIES. 

of a Pharisee : of the hope and resurrectiou of the 
dead I am called in question. 

And when he had so said, there arose a dissension 
between the Pharisees and the Sadducees : and the mul- 
titude w^as divided. 

For the Sadducees say that there is no resurrection, 
neither angel, nor spirit : but the Pharisees confess 
both. 

And there arose a great cry : and the scribes that 
were of the Pharisees' part arose, and strove, saying, 
We find no evil in this man : but if a spirit or an angel 
hath spoken to him, let us not fight against God. 

And when there arose a great dissension, the chief 
captain, fearing lest Paul should have been pulled in 
pieces of them, commanded the soldiers to go down, 
and to take him by force from among them, and to 
bring him .into the castle. 

And the night following the Lord stood by him, and 
said. Be of good cheer, Paul : for as thou hast testified 
of me in Jerusalem, so must thou bear witness also at 
Rome. 

And when it was day, certain of the Jews banded 
together, and bound themselves under a curse, saying 
that they would neither eat nor drink till they had 
killed Paul. 

And they were more than forty which had made this 
conspiracy. 

And they came to the chief priests and elders, and 
said, We have bound ourselves under a great curse, 
that we will eat nothing until we have slain Paul. 

Now therefore ye with the council signify to the 



BIBLE STORIES. 405 

chief captain that he bring hiin down unto you to-mor- 
row, as though ye would inquire something more per- 
fectly concerning him : and we, or ever he come near, 
are ready to kill him. 

And when Paul's sister's son heard of their lying in 
wait, he went and entered into the castle, and told Paul, 

Then Paul called one of the centurions unto him, and 
said, Bring this young man unto the chief captain : for 
he hath a certain thing to tell him. 

So he took him, and brought him to the chief cap- 
tain, and said, Paul the prisoner called me unto him, 
and prayed me to bring this young man unto thee, who 
hath something to say unto thee. 

Then the chief captain took him by the hand, and 
went with him aside privately, and asked him, What is 
that thou hast to tell me ? 

And he said, The Jews have agreed to desire thee 
that thou Avouldest bring down Paul to-morrow into 
the council, as though they would inquire somewhat 
of him more perfectly. 

But do not thou yield unto them : for there lie in 
wait for him of them more than forty men, which 
have bound themselves with an oath, that they will 
neither eat nor drink till they have killed him : and 
now are they ready, looking for a promise from thee. 

So the chief captain then let the young man depart, 
and charged him, See thou tell no man that thou hast 
shewed these thins^s to me. 

And he called unto him two centurions, saying. Make 
ready two hundred soldiers to go to Cesarea, and horse- 
men threescore and ten, and spearmen two hundred, at 
the third hour of the night : 



406 BIBLE STORIES. 

And provide them beasts, that they may set Paul 
on, and bring him safe unto Felix the governor. 

And he wrote a letter after this manner : 

Claudius Lysias unto the most excellent governor 
Felix sendeth greeting. 

This man was taken of the Jews, and should have 
been killed of them : then came I with an army, and 
rescued him, having understood that he was a Roman. 

And when I would have known the cause where- 
fore they accused him, I brought him forth into their 
council. 

Whom I perceived to be accused of questions of 
their law, but to have nothing laid to his charge 
worthy of death or of bonds. 

And when it was told me how that the Jews laid 
wait for the man, I sent straightway to thee, and gave 
commandment to his accusers also to say before thee 
what they had against him. Farewell. 

Then the soldiers, as it was commanded them, took 
Paul, and brought him by night to Antipatris. 

On the morrow they left the horsemen to go with 
him, and returned to the castle : 

Who, when they came to Cesarea, and delivered the 
epistle to the governor, presented Paul also before him. 

And when the governor had read the letter, he asked 
of what province he was. And when he understood 
that he was of Cilicia ; 

I will hear thee, said he, Avhen thine accusers are 
also come. And he commanded him to be kept in 
Herod's judgment hall. 



BIBLE STORIES. 407 

PAUL APPEALS UNTO CJESAR. 

Acts xxv. 1 - 12. 

Now when Festus Avas come into the province, after 
three days he ascended from Cesarea to Jerusalem. 

Then the high priest and the chief of the Jews in- 
formed him against Paul, and besought him. 

And desired favor against him, that he would send 
for him to Jerusalem, laying wait in the way to kill 
him. 

But Festus answered, that Paul should be kept at 
Cesarea, and that he himself Avould depart shortly 
thither. 

Let them therefore, said he, w^hich among you are 
able, go down with me, and accuse this man, if there 
be any wickedness in him. 

And when he had tarried among them more than 
ten days, he went down unto Cesarea : and the next 
day sitting on the judgment seat commanded Paul to 
be brought. 

And when he was come, the Jews which came down 
from Jerusalem stood round about, and laid many and 
grievous complaints against Paul, which they could not 
prove. 

While he answered for himself, Neither against the 
law of the Jews, neither against the temple, nor yet 
against Caesar, have I offended any thing at all. 

But Festus, willing to do the Jews a pleasure, an- 
swered Paul, and said. Wilt thou go up to Jerusalem, 
and there be judged of these things before me? 



408 BIBLE STORIES. 

Then said Paul, I stand at Caesar's judgment seat, 
where I ought to be judged : to the Jews have I done 
no wrong, as thou very well knowest. 

For if I be an offender, or have committed any thing 
worthy of death, I refuse not to die : but if there be 
none of these things whereof these accuse me, no man 
may deliver me unto them. I appeal unto Caesar. 

Then Festus, when he had conferred with the coun- 
cil, answered, Hast thou appealed unto Csesar? unto 
Cassar shalt thou go. 



PAUL'S SEA VOYAGE TOWARD 
ROME. 

Acts xxvii. 1 - 20. 

And when it was determined that we should sail 
into Italy, they delivered Paul and certain other pris- 
oners unto one named Julius, a centurion of Augustus' 
band. 

And entering into a ship of Adramyttium, we 
launched, meaning to sail by the coasts of Asia ; one 
Aristarchus, a Macedonian of Thessalonica, being 
with us. 

And the next day we touched at Sidon. And Julius 
courteously entreated Paul, and gave him liberty to go 
unto his friends to refresh himself. 

And when we had launched from thence, we sailed 
under Cyprus, because the winds were contrary. 



BIBLE STORIES. 409 

And when we had sailed over tlie sea of Cilicia and 
Pamphylia, we came to Myra, a city of Lycia. 

And there the centurion found a ship of Alexandria 
sailing into Italy ; and he put us therein. 

And when we had sailed slowly many days, and 
scarce w^ere come over against Cnidus, the wind not 
suffering us, we sailed under Crete, over against Sal- 
mone : 

And, hardly passing it, came unto a place which is 
called the Fair Havens ; nigh whereunto was the city 
of Lasea. 

Now when much time was spent, and when sailing 
was now dangerous, because the fast was now already 
past, Paul admonished them. 

And said unto them, Sirs, I perceive that this voyage 
will be w^ith hurt and much damage, not only of the 
lading and ship, but also of our lives. 

Nevertheless the centurion believed the master and 
the owner of the ship, more than those things which 
Avere spoken by Paul. 

And because the haven was not commodious to winter 
in, the more part advised to depart thence also, if by 
any means they miglit attain to Phenice, and there to 
winter ; which is a haven of Crete, and lieth toward 
the southwest and northwest. 

And when the south wind blew softly, supposing that 
they had obtained their purpose, loosing thence, they 
sailed close by Crete. 

But not long after there arose against it a tempestu- 
ous wind, called Euroclydon. 

And when the ship was caught, and could not bear 
up into the wind, we let her drive. 



410 BIBLE STORIES. 

And runniDg under a certain island which is called 
Clauda, we had much work to come by the boat : 

Which when they had taken np, they used help3, un- 
dergirding the ship ; and, fearing lest they should fall 
into the quicksands, strake sail, and so were driven. 

And we being exceedingly tossed with a tempest, the 
next day they lightened the ship ; 

And the third day we cast out with our own hands 
the tackling of the ship. 

And when neither sun nor stars in many days ap- 
peared, and no small tempest lay on us, all hope that 
we should be saved was then taken away. 



TEMPEST AND SHIPWRECK. 

Acts xxvii. 21-44. 

But after long abstinence, Paul stood forth in the 
midst of them, and said. Sirs, ye should have heark- 
ened unto me, and not have loosed from Crete, and to 
have gained this harm and loss. 

And now I exhort you to be of good cheer: for 
there shall be no loss of any man's life among you, 
but of the ship. 

For there stood by me this night the angel of God, 
whose I am, and whom I serve. 

Saying, Fear not, Paul ; thou must be brought before 
Caesar: and, lo, God hath given thee all them that sail 
with thee. 



BIBLE STORIES. 411 

Wherefore, sirs, be of good cheer : for I believe 
God, that it shall be even as it was told me. 

Howbeit we must be cast upon a certain island. 

But when the fourteenth night was come, as we were 
driven up and down in Adria, about midnight the ship- 
men deemed that they drew near to some country ; 

And sounded, and found it twenty fathoms ; and 
when they had gone a little further, they sounded 
again, and found it fifteen fathoms. 

Then fearing lest we should have fallen upon rocks, 
they cast four anchors out of the stern, and wished for 
the day. 

And as the shipmen Avere about to flee out of the 
ship, when they had let down the boat into the sea, 
under color as though they would have cast anchors 
out of the foreship, 

Paul said to the centurion and to the soldiers, Except 
these abide in the ship, ye cannot be saved. 

Then the soldiers cut off the ropes of the boat, and 
let her fall off. 

And while the day was coming on, Paul besought 
them all to take meat, saying. This day is the four- 
teenth day that ye have tarried and continued fasting, 
having taken nothing. 

Wherefore I pray you to take some meat ; for this is 
for your health : for there shall not a hair fall from the 
head of any of you. 

And when he had thus spoken, he took bread, and 
gave thanks to God in presence of them all ; and when 
he had broken it, he began to eat. 

Then were they all of good cheer, and they also took 
some meat. 



412 BIBLE STORIES. 

And we were in all in the ship two hundred three- 
score and sixteen souls.. 

And when they had eaten enough, they lightened the 
ship, and cast out the wheat into the sea. 

And when it was day, they knew not the land ; but 
they discovered a certain creek with a shore, into the 
which they were minded, if it were possible, to thrust 
in the ship. 

And when they had taken up the anchors, they com- 
mitted themselves unto the sea, and loosed the rudder- 
bands, and hoised up the mainsail to the wind, and 
made toward shore. 

And falling into a place where two seas met, they 
ran the ship aground ; and the forepart stuck fast, and 
remained unmovable, but the hinder part was broken 
with the violence of the waves. 

And the soldiers' counsel was to kill the prisoners, 
lest any of them should swim out, and escape. 

But the centurion, willing to save Paul, kept them 
from their purpose ; and commanded that they which 
could swim should cast themselves first into the sea, 
and get to land ; 

And the rest, some on boards, and some on broken 
pieces of the ship. And so it came to pass, that they 
escaped all safe to land. 



BIBLE STORIES. 413 

PAUL AT ROME. 

Acts xxviii. 1-lG, 30, 31. 

And when they were escaped, then they knew that 
the ishmd was called Melita. 

And the barbarous people shewed us no little kind- 
ness : for they kindled a fire, and received us every one, 
because of the present rain, and because of the cold. 

And when Paul had gathered a bundle of sticks, and 
laid them on the fire, there came a viper out of the 
heat, and fastened on his hand. 

And when the barbarians saw the venomous beast 
hang on his hand, they said among themselves. No 
doubt this man is a murderer, whom, though he hath 
escaped the sea, yet vengeance sufFereth not to live. 

And he shook off the beast into the fire, and felt no 
harm. 

Howbeit they looked when he should have swollen, 
or fallen down dead suddenly : but after they had looked 
a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they 
changed their minds, and said that he was a god. 

In the same quarters were possessions of the chief 
man of the island, whose name was Publius : who 
received us, and lodged us three days courteously. 

And it came to pass, that the father of Publius lay 
sick of a fever and of a bloody flux : to whom Paul 
entered in, and prayed, and laid his hands on him, and 
healed him. 

So when this was done, others also, which had dis- 
eases in the island, came, and were healed ; 



414 BIBLE STORIES. 

Who also honored us with many honors ; and when 
we departed, they laded us with such things as were 
necessary. 

And after three months we departed in a ship of 
Alexandria, which had wintered in the isle, whose 
sign was Castor and Pollux. 

And landing at Syracuse, we tarried there three 
days. 

And from thence we fetched a compass, and came to 
Rhegium : and after one day the south wind blew, and 
we came the next day to Puteoli ; 

Where we found brethren, and were desired to tarry 
with them seven days : and so we went toward Rome. 

And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, 
they came to meet us as far as Appii Forum, and the 
Three Taverns ; whom when Paul saw^, he thanked 
God, and took courage. 

And when we came to Rome, the centurion delivered 
the prisoners to the captain of the guard : but Paul was 
suffered to dwell by himself with a soldier that kept 
him. 

And Paul dwelt two whole years in his own hired 
house, and received all that came in unto him, 

Preaching the kingdom of God, and teaching those 
things which concern the Lord Jesus Christ, with all 
confidence, no man forbidding him. 



BIBLE STORIES. 415 



FROM 

PAUL'S LETTER TO THE CORINTHIANS 
ON THE RESURRECTION. 

I. Corinthians xv. 35-50, 53-57. 

But some mau will say, How are the dead raised 
3ip ? and with what body do they come ? 

Thou fool, that which thou sowest is not quickened, 
except it die : 

And that which thou sowest, thou sowest not that 
body that shall be, but bare grain, it may chance of 
wheat, or of some other grain : 

But God giveth it a body as it hath pleased him, and 
to every seed his own body. 

All flesh is not the same flesh : but there is one kind 
of flesh of men, another flesh of beasts, another of 
fishes, and another of birds. 

There are also celestial bodies, and bodies terrestrial/ 
but the glory of the celestial is one, and the glory of 
the terrestrial is another. 

There is one glory of the sun, and another glory of 
the moon, and another glory of the stars : for one star 
diflereth from another star in glory. 

So also is the resurrection of the dead. It is sown 
in corruption, it is raised in incorruption : 

It is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory : it is 
sown in weakness, it is raised in poAver : 

It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual 



416 BIBLE STORIES. 

body. There is a natural body, and there is a spiritual 
body. 

And so it is written, The first man Adam was made 
a living soul ; the last Adam was made a quickening 
spirit. 

Howbeit that was not first which is spiritual, but that 
which is natural ; and afterward that which is spiritual. 

The first man is of the earth, earthy : the second 
man is the Lord from heaven. 

As is the earthy, such are they also that are earthy : 
and as is the heavenly, such are they also that are 
heavenly. 

And as we have borne the image of the earthy, we 
shall also bear the image of the heavenly. 

Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot 

inherit the kingdom of God ; neither doth corruption 

inherit incorruption. 

• ••••• 

For this corruptible must put on incorruption, and 
this mortal must put on immortality. 

So when this corruptible shall have put on incorrup- 
tion, and this mortal shall, have put on immortality, then 
shall be brought to pass the saying that is written. 
Death is swallowed up in victory. 

O death, where is thy sting? O grave, where is thy 
victory? 

The sting of death is sin ; and the strength of sin is 
the law. 

But thanks be to God, which giveth us the victory 
throuojh our Lord Jesus Christ. 



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